According to the United Nations estimates, Only 29 of 194 countries have presented tightened national plans since COP26 in Glasgow. Despite the fact that many countries are bending the curve but efforts remain insufficient and inadequate to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century

From November 6 to 18, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The COP27 conference began today against the backdrop of a year that has shown signs of a looming climate emergency. In 2022, there were devastating floods, unprecedented heat waves, severe droughts, and storms.

To meet the central Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, CO2 emissions must be cut by 45% by 2030 in comparison to 2010 levels

Reduced emissions are critical to avoiding the worst effects of climate change, such as more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves, and rainfall.

According to the United Nations estimates, Only 29 of 194 countries have presented tightened national plans since COP26 in Glasgow. Despite the fact that many countries are bending the curve but efforts remain insufficient and inadequate to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

The Egyptian COP27 Presidency has laid out an ambitious vision for this COP that prioritises human needs in global efforts to combat climate change.

According to the press release  of The UNFCCC secretariat Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President said: “We’re gathering this year at a time when global climate action is at a watershed moment.

Current commitments, according to a UN Climate Change report, will increase emissions by 10.6% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. This is an improvement over the previous year’s assessment, which found that countries were on track to increase emissions by 13.7% by 2030 compared to 2010.

While emissions are no longer increasing after 2030, they are still not following the rapid downward trend predicted by scientists for this decade.

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