Ahead of COP27 in Egypt, all nations committed at COP26 to submit enhanced emissions reduction commitments for 2030 – find out what this means for your business.
As we approach COP27, the UK submitted an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) on the 23 September. This fulfilled the obligation under COP26’s Glasgow Climate Pact that all nations committed must submit enhanced emissions reduction commitments for 2030 (NDCs) ahead of COP27.
The UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) will assess the revised targets in a “global synthesis report” to be released shortly before COP27. The report will determine the new trajectory ahead of the summit by drawing on all the completed NDCs and examining how the actions (both achieved and planned) impact greenhouse gas emissions. This will be crucial to determine if reductions commitments will bring warming under 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
What did the UK commit to?
The UK reaffirmed its commitment to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels) and strengthened the previous supporting information.
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