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Current climate pledges will cut emissions by just 6% by 2035, far off track: UN report

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A UN report released on October 27, 2026, states that current climate pledges will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by only 6% from 2019 levels by 2035, far short of what is needed to limit warming. The report analyzed 127 new NDCs submitted between January 1, 2024, and August 31, 2026, representing 154 parties to the Paris Agreement, finding that while climate action is becoming more widespread, it falls short of necessary emission reductions to stay within safe temperature limits.

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The latest UN report released on October 27, 2026, indicates that current global climate pledges will cut greenhouse gas emissions by only 6% below 2019 levels by 2035, far short of the 60% reduction needed to limit warming to 1.5°C this century. This finding is based on a synthesis of 154 countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted between January 2024 and August 2026, covering 71% of global emissions. Even if all conditional targets are met, the reduction would only reach 9% by 2035. This report comes weeks before COP31 talks in Turkey, which aims to address practical measures for greater implementation of climate commitments.

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If countries implement their current climate pledges, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are expected to drop only 6% below 2019 levels by 2035, meaning the projected reduction is substantially off track compared to the cut required to limit global warming, a UN report released on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) said.

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🔮 If countries implement their current climate pledges, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are expected to drop only 6% below 2019 levels by 2035, meaning the projected reduction is substantially off track compared to the cut required to limit global warming, a UN report released on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) said.

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Current climate pledges will cut emissions by just 6% by 2035, far off track: UN report · assertive framing

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report → implement → Tuesday

The ‘2026 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report’, by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said that even if these commitments, called NDCs, are fully implemented, including conditional elements, emissions are likely to be just 9% below 2019 levels by 2035. asserted

emissions → say → 2035

The report comes days after another UN report revealed that the 1.5°C temperature target was now completely out of reach. asserted

target → come → reach

It also said the best the world could do was restrict the global rise in temperatures to 1.8°C, and try to pull it back. uncertain

world → say → it

The new report said most of the new NDCs are linked to long-term decarbonisation targets, which involve reaching net zero emissions between 2040 and 2070, with the majority aiming for 2050. asserted

majority → say → 2050

Implementation of the NDCs and these long-term targets would imply a best-estimate warming of 1.7°C-2.3°C by the end of the century. asserted

Implementation → imply → century

“However, returning warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require substantial additional GHG emission reductions in the coming years,” the report said. asserted

report → return → years

The findings are based on an examination of 127 new NDCs, representing 154 parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement, submitted between January 1, 2024, and August 31, 2026. asserted

findings → base → January

Under the Agreement, nations decide their climate actions on their own, and every subsequent set of NDCs must mark a progression over existing ones. asserted

set → decide → ones

The report said the new generation of NDCs showed climate action was becoming more deeply embedded across economies and societies. asserted

action → say → economies

“Increasingly, NDCs involve local and regional authorities, civil society and the private sector in planning, implementing and monitoring climate action,” it said. asserted

it → involve → action

But a lot more is required in terms of cutting GHG emissions to curb global warming. asserted

more → require → warming