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Climate targets at risk as countries lag in updating emission goals, say campaigners
(The Guardian, 28 Jul 2022) Labour says UK government ‘asleep at the wheel’ of Cop26 presidency as just 16 of 197 member nations submit new climate action plans.
International climate targets could be at risk because only a handful of countries have updated their emission reduction goals since last year’s Cop26 summit, campaigners have warned.
Just 16 out of 197 member countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change have updated their plans for how to meet climate goals – known as nationally determined contributions or NDCs.
Countries are expected to submit updated plans by 23 September.
Labour has criticised the UK government, which holds this year’s Cop presidency, for setting a poor example as it has not yet submitted a new NDC.
Campaigners fear it may be hard to make progress at the Cop27 summit in Egypt in November when so many NDCs have not yet been updated.
The Guardian, 28 Jul 2022: Climate targets at risk as countries lag in updating emission goals, say campaigners
