The Climate Action Tracker's Guide to a Good 2035 Climate Target

This briefing from the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) outlines the requirements for national governments submitting new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2035 by early 2025. It argues that current 2030 targets and policies are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C and calls for an 'emergency mode' approach to align targets with a global net CO2 zero emissions pathway by 2050.

• Current 2030 mitigation ambition and policy implementation are insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Failure to substantially increase the ambition of these 2030 targets and actions would likely result in a multi-decadal, high overshoot of the 1.5°C limit, even if 2035 targets are strong.
• To align with the 1.5°C goal, governments must submit 2035 NDC targets by early 2025. These targets should be based on sectoral plans and 1.5°C compatible benchmarks, allowing COP30 in Brazil to evaluate progress.
• Credible NDCs require the reversal of contradictory policies, specifically the phasing out of fossil fuel production and the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies and exploration.
• Transparency in NDCs requires absolute, economy-wide emission reduction trajectories for all greenhouse gases, specified in MtCO2e (excluding LULUCF) for each year. Targets should prioritize domestic decarbonization across all sectors over reliance on carbon markets, forestry sinks, or other carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
• Fairness and finance necessitate that developed countries scale up international climate finance and set 1.5°C aligned domestic targets. Conversely, developing countries should clearly state the finance required to achieve their conditional 1.5°C aligned targets.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2024). The Climate Action Tracker's Guide to a Good 2035 Climate Target. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/the-climate-action-trackers-guide-to-a-good-2035-climate-target

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. The Climate Action Tracker's Guide to a Good 2035 Climate Target. 2024. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/the-climate-action-trackers-guide-to-a-good-2035-climate-target.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2024climate, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{The Climate Action Tracker's Guide to a Good 2035 Climate Target}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/the-climate-action-trackers-guide-to-a-good-2035-climate-target}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }