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UNEP: a 42% emissions cut by 2030 is needed for 1.5°C
Annual greenhouse-gas emissions need to fall 42% by 2030 and 57% by 2035 from 2019 levels.
Event / data period: 2024
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IllustrationExisting national pledges would leave 2030 emissions 4–10% below 2019.
These are pathway requirements, not achieved cuts or country quotas.
Data
Source-reported indicators
Numerical indicators for the scope and reference period defined by the source.
- Emissions reduction needed for 1.5°C pathway
- 42 percent below 2019
- 2019 — 2030 · Target
- Emissions reduction needed for 1.5°C pathway
- 57 percent below 2019
- 2019 — 2035 · Target
Methodology
Shows UNEP’s required global reductions from the 2019 baseline for a 1.5°C-aligned emissions pathway; these are pathway requirements.
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