Lacklustre new 2035 climate targets barely make a dent in temperature projections

Lacklustre new 2035 climate targets barely make a dent in temperature projections

04.11.2025 – Future warming from pledged action to combat climate change by governments has been revised down from 2.6-2.8°C last year to 2.3-2.5°C, according to the latest edition of the United Nations Emissions Gap Report. Less than a third of countries have submitted new 2035 climate targets, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as they had committed to do; and those that have, have had only a limited effect, leaving the world headi…