In the run-up to a key global climate summit, an analysis shows that developed countries — responsible for three-fourths of existing carbon emissions in the atmosphere — will end up emitting 38% more carbon in 2030 than they have committed to, going by current trajectories, In fact, 83% of this overshoot will be caused by the United States, Russia, and the European Union, according to a study published last week by the Council for Energy Environment and Water (CEEW), a Delhi-based thinktank.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will hold its 28th Conference of Parties (COP-28) at Dubai in November and December. Countries are expected to give an account of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are their commitments to the UN on emission cuts.
