Projections from UN Environment Programme’s latest Emissions Gap Report underscore the critical importance of not just meeting, but exceeding, the emissions reductions pledged for 2030, along with a quantum leap in the ambition of government pledges.
Without significant emissions reductions by 2030, limiting warming to 1.5°C becomes “impossible”, and delays mean that even the 2°C target is increasingly out of reach.
In the scenario where Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are fully implemented and net zero emission commitments are added, limiting global warming to below 1.9°C is possible. Sectors such as industry, energy and transport are key to achieving significant reductions.
