Almost All Nations Miss UN Deadline For New Climate Targets

Countries party to the Paris Agreement have been consistently late in submitting climate targets to the United Nations (Credit: AFP)

Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.

Just 10 of nearly 200 countries required under the Paris Agreement to deliver fresh climate plans by February 10 did so on time, according to a UN database tracking the submissions.