#nationallydeterminedcontributions — Public Fediverse posts

#ClimateDiary 16/n apologies for pause in this #COP28 🧵. Now only 6 days to go until it starts (30th Nov) - stepping up again! To continue with #Glossary a bit more: #NationallyDeterminedContributions (NDCs) are what each country pledges to do - voluntarily. There is no binding obligation; this is how the #ParisAgreement finally happened. You csn read more here:

https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs

15/n an important distinction needs to be made here between the commitments so far made by countries (##NationallyDeterminedContributions or #NDCs - more on these below) which are currently estimated to lead to 1.7-2.1°C warming by 2100 (which wouldn’t be too bad) and actual trajectories, fossil fuel licenses given etc. So there are several gaps: between where we need to be, pledges (NDCs), and actual practices

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/global-stocktake-unlocking-trillions-climate-action