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Emissions Gap Report 2024

Author(s) : UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

The report is the 15th edition in a series that brings together many of the world’s top climate scientists to look at future trends in greenhouse gas emissions and provide potential solutions to the challenge of global warming.
The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, and deliver, in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), due for submission in early 2025 ahead of COP30. Cuts of 42 per cent are needed by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 to get on track for 1.5°C. 
A failure to increase ambition in these new NDCs and start delivering immediately would put the world on course for a temperature increase of 2.6-3.1°C over the course of this century. This would bring debilitating impacts to people, planet and economies. 
The report shows that there is technical potential for emissions cuts in 2030 up to 31 gigatons of CO2 equivalent – which is around 52 per cent of emissions in 2023 – and 41 gigatons in 2035. This would bridge the gap to 1.5°C in both years, at a cost below US$200 per ton of CO2 equivalent.

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Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please!

Pages: 100 p.

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Emissions Gap Report 2024. Executive summary.

Pages: 14 p.

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Details

  • Original title: Emissions Gap Report 2024
  • Record ID : 30032780
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Regulation, Environment
  • Publication: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) - Nairobi - Kenya
  • Publication date: 2024/10
  • ISBN: 978-92-807-4185-8
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/46404

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