Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12%
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Smoke rises from chimneys at a factory in the port of Dunkirk, France January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -The yearly amount of planet-warming gases added to the atmosphere will decrease 12% by 2035 from 2019 levels, according to a new analysis published Monday by the U.N. climate change secretariat (UNFCCC).
The revised figure represents progress from the expected 10% reduction announced on October 28, and takes into account pledges made since the cutoff for the previous analysis.
Nevertheless, the projected 12% cut is far short of the 60% emissions drop needed by 2035 to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures - the threshold beyond which scientists say it would unleash far more severe impacts.
(Reporting by William James; Editing by Katy Daigle)
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