QUICK FoEI FACTSHEET INDCs vs. Fair Shares

The factsheet defines Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as national climate plans proposed by governments for the Paris agreement. It criticizes current pledges from developed countries as insufficient and narrow in scope, often ignoring adaptation and historical responsibility. The document advocates for a 'fair shares' approach, which involves setting a global carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5°C and dividing that budget among nations based on their responsibility and capacity, rather than relying on self-proposed contributions.

• Current climate pledges from the world's largest historical carbon emitters are insufficient to address the crisis; if these insignificant pledges persist, global average temperatures are projected to rise by 4-6°C.
• Many rich industrialised nations have limited their INDCs to emissions reductions (mitigation), neglecting other critical elements such as adaptation, finance, loss and damage, technology transfer, and capacity building, despite UNFCCC guidelines suggesting the inclusion of adaptation.
• The ability of developing countries to include mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, and capacity-building measures in their INDCs is dependent on the level of finance, technology, and capacity-building support provided by rich countries.
• The 'fair shares' approach proposes that a global carbon budget—the total greenhouse gas emissions allowed to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels—should be divided among nations based on their individual responsibility, capacity, and right to sustainable societies.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). QUICK FoEI FACTSHEET INDCs vs. Fair Shares. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EN-CJE-INDC-factsheet-FOEI_FINAL.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. QUICK FoEI FACTSHEET INDCs vs. Fair Shares. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EN-CJE-INDC-factsheet-FOEI_FINAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndquick, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{QUICK FoEI FACTSHEET INDCs vs. Fair Shares}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EN-CJE-INDC-factsheet-FOEI_FINAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }