The full implementation of current international emissions
reductions pledges will not achieve emissions reductions sufficient
for a 2°C limit - at best, they will achieve 2.7°C.
That's according to the United Nations' synthesis report on
the aggregate effect of Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDCs), released as part of the
run-up to COP21, the global climate change conference in Paris at
the end of this month.
The importance of INDCs in COP21
The INDCs will form part of the global legally binding climate
agreement which it is hoped, will be the outcome of COP21.
Current ambition levels are stated as commitments up to 2020
under the Kyoto Protocol. The new agreement is expected to have net
emissions goals for 2030 or 2050, with the overarching goal of
limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 2°C.
The INDCs show each party's contribution to achieving these
goals.
