QUICK FoEI FACTSHEET INDCs vs. Fair Shares

This fact sheet from Friends of the Earth International explains Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) in the context of the 2015 Paris climate negotiations and advocates for a 'fair shares' approach based on a global carbon budget to ensure climate targets are met.

• Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are national plans proposed by governments as 'initial offers' to combat the climate crisis, intended to serve as the foundation for the Paris agreement and future multilateral climate rules.
• The document asserts that pledges from the world's worst historical carbon emitters are insufficient and do not reflect their historical responsibility; if current pledges persist, the world is on a trajectory for an average temperature increase of 4-6°C.
• Many rich industrialised countries have focused their INDCs solely on mitigation (emissions reductions), ignoring UNFCCC guidelines to include adaptation components and excluding other critical elements like finance, technology transfer, and loss and damage.
• 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.
• Friends of the Earth International advocates for a 'fair shares' approach, which involves setting a global carbon budget—the amount of emissions allowed to limit warming to 1.5°C—and dividing it based on each nation's 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} }