Emission Gap: Which Countries are Not Meeting Their Emission Targets and Why?

According to the UN Environment Programme research, almost 200 nations have vowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of the climate catastrophe, but there is still a big gap between what has been promised and what experts think is required.

At COP26, all eyes will be on the affluent G20 nations, especially the world's greatest fossil fuel polluters. According to Andersen, the G20 countries are responsible for around 80% of global emissions.

Major Polluters

The United States, India, and the European Union, three of the major polluters, agreed to cut their emissions by 2030. On the other hand, China has no plans to cut emissions before 2030, instead pledging to attain peak emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2060.

The analysis on the emissions gap comes after a summer filled with climate-related calamities throughout the world: While flames ravaged the United States, exacerbated by severe drought, flooding, and hurricanes, China and Germany were hit by fatal floods, while Southern Europe faced its wildfires.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated in September at the Major Economies Forum that the next climate summit, at which world leaders will convene to discuss carbon goals, has a "high chance of failure."

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