01 July 2015
China has announced its Intended Nationally-Determined Contribution (INDC) to the global climate effort, meaning that the three largest emitters - the US, EU and China - have now put their opening bids on the table in advance of the Paris climate talks in December. While it is good that more countries have submitted INDCs, the total official submissions to the UNFCCC numbers only 16, out of a total of 192 signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It’s not like INDCs have come as a surprise, and developed countries in particular need to make their submissions expeditiously.
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