UN Emissions Gap Report 2024
28.10.2024
Question for written answer E-002279/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
César Luena (S&D)
The recent UN Emissions Gap Report 2024, published by UNEP, warns that annual greenhouse gas emissions are at their highest, with an increase of 1.3 % in 2023 compared to the previous year. According to the report, emissions should decrease by 9 % annually until 2030 to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5 °C, but current policies will lead to a catastrophic increase of 3.1 °C by the end of the century. This is why the major economies, which are responsible for 80 % of emissions, should take a leading role.
The report further acknowledges that there is currently little confidence in the implementation of these net-zero pledges.
- 1.How will the Commission address, internally and internationally, this 1.3% increase in order to reverse the trend in the short term?
- 2.How does the Commission plan to adjust current policies to avoid the scenario of a 3.1 °C increase in global temperature by the end of the century?
- 3.With a view to COP29, what initiatives does the Commission consider necessary to encourage greater international mobilisation and efforts to reduce emissions, especially by the countries that pollute the most?
Submitted: 28.10.2024