As the world prepares to gather in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the COP29 climate talks, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has stated that the current climate pledges from nations are insufficient to meet the 2030 goal.
Countries must boost their "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent catastrophic global warming in order to reach the 43% reduction necessary to be aligned with the Paris Agreement target. Current estimated cutbacks can only lower global emissions by 2.6% from 2019 to 2030 , the UN body said on Monday.