In Brussels (Belgium), the United Nations called on countries to develop more ambitious climate plans within a month, with the aim of putting pressure on large economies, including the EU and China.
This was reported by Reuters.
The UN has asked countries to submit their plans to reduce emissions, known as Nationally Determined Contributions, during September so that the results of countries' environmental improvements can be assessed before the COP30 summit in Brazil in November.
Most countries have not yet submitted their updated climate plans, although most of them have agreed to submit them in accordance with the 2015 Paris Agreement. The new climate plans should outline a country's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.
“These national climate plans... are among the most powerful drivers of economic growth and improved living standards this century,” UN officials say.
China, the largest air polluter with greenhouse gases, has said it will raise its environmental target in the fall. Countries such as France and Poland have also requested that the UN's emissions plans be postponed from 2035 to 2040.
This season, global warming has become a problem for many countries, so governments will be tested on their ability to stop the rise in temperature. For example, the US government is abandoning these efforts and remains one of the biggest polluters on our planet.
EcoPolitic previously reported that Ukraine has prepared its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC2) to the Paris Agreement, which provides for a 68-73% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2035 from 1990 levels.
