Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges 

and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost 

• It is still technically possible to meet the 1.5°C goal, but only with a G20-led massive global mobilization to cut all greenhouse gas emissions, starting today
• Continuation of current policies will lead to a catastrophic temperature rise of up to 3.1°C
• Current commitments for 2030 are not being met; even if they are met, temperature rise would only be limited to 2.6-2.8°C

Cali/Nairobi, 24 October 2024 – Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42 per cent off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – and back this up with rapid action – or the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report.

Updated NDCs are to be submitted early next year ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil. UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air ... please! finds that a failure to increase ambition in these new NDCs and start delivering immediately would put the world on course for a temperature increase of 2.6-3.1°C over the course of this century. This would bring debilitating impacts to people, planet and economies.

Some parts of the world are burning. Some parts of the world are drowning. People everywhere are struggling to cope and, in many cases, to survive – particularly the poorest and most vulnerable. Against this backdrop of tragedy and rising climate anxiety, new climate pledges are due for submission early next year.

The 2024 edition of UNEP's Emissions Gap Report tells us that nations must show a massive increase in ambition in these new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), accompanied by rapid delivery, or the Paris Agreement goal of holding global warming to 1.5°C will be dead within a few years and well below 2°C will take its place in the intensive care unit.

As things stand, current NDCs put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.6-2.8°C this century. Even worse, policies currently in place are insufficient to meet even these NDCs. If nothing changes, we are heading for a temperature rise of 3.1°C.

The consequences for people, societies and economies of such extreme warming are unthinkable. And, as we are in Cali, Colombia, for the biodiversity COP, we must remember that it will be impossible to meet the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework when raging wildfires, ruinous storms and creeping desertification and land degradation are devastating species and their habitats.

Climate crunch time is here.

The new NDCs and their implementation must collectively cut 42 per cent off greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to get on a least-cost pathway for 1.5°C. Looking out to 2035, emissions must fall by 57 per cent. In annual terms, we need to shave 7.5 per cent off emissions every year until 2035, a figure that will grow with each year of inaction.

This is a gargantuan task that requires global mobilization on a scale and pace never seen before. But it does, for the moment, remain technically possible. Nations can deliver the cuts needed by investing heavily in solar power and wind energy, in forests, in reforming the buildings, transport and industry sectors, and more – all backed by a whole-of-government approach, a new global financial architecture and strong private sector action. The G20, particularly the members that dominate emissions, need to do the heavy lifting.

Limiting warming to 1.5°C is one of the greatest asks of the modern era. We may not make it. But the only certain path to failure is not trying. And we must remember that 1.5°C is not an on-off switch that will plunge the world into an era of darkness and chaos. We are operating on a sliding scale of disruption. If 1.5 is missed, we aim for 1.6. If 1.6 is missed, we aim for 1.7. Every fraction of a degree counts in terms of lives saved, economies protected, damages avoided, biodiversity conserved and the ability to rapidly bring down any temperature overshoot.

So, I urge every nation, no more hot air, please. Use COP29 next month to increase action now, set the stage for dramatically stronger NDCs that target 1.5°C, and then go all-out to deliver the necessary emissions cuts by 2030, by 2035 and beyond until net-zero is achieved.

Compiled by:

Muhoro Pius W.

Business,Energy,Climate and International Trade Editor

Email: editor@k254nairobinews.com

 

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