UN Warns Global Climate Goals Slip Further Away with Minimal Emissions Cuts

The United Nations warns that global climate goals are slipping further away, with nations expected to achieve only a 10-percent emissions cut by 2035 ahead of COP30 in Brazil.

• The United Nations reported that countries carbon-cutting commitments, if fulfilled, would result in only a 10-percent reduction in emissions by 2035, insufficient for climate change mitigation.
• Small island nations expressed concern over the lack of new climate pledges from major polluters like China, emphasizing the urgency ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.
• The UNs inability to provide a comprehensive emissions overview was due to many nations failing to submit their Nationally determined contribution plans on time, raising alarm about progress towards the Paris Agreement.