According to the Emissions Gap Report 2022, current pledges by countries for reducing greenhouse gas emissions would still leave the world warmer by 2.4-2.6 degrees celsius by the end of the century.
About:
The report was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
It is managed by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
It serves as a “scientifically authoritative source of timely and policy-relevant information to key decision-makers,” guiding the UNFCCC process and implementing the Paris Agreement.
The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries in 2015 at COP 21, was aimed at limiting global warming and maintaining the average global temperature rise, ideally, to below 1.5°C.
Highlights:
The report found that the updated pledges by countries, also known as nationally determined contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, only reduce the projected greenhouse emissions by 1 per cent by 2030.
It is roughly equivalent to 0.5 gigatonnes of CO2.
This is when a 45 per cent reduction is required for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The pre-industrial period is generally considered to be between 1850 and 1900.
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