Is the fight against climate change serious? Only 19 countries out of the 195 signatories to the Paris Agreement have submitted their climate plans to the United Nations

The European Union – and therefore its member states – has not yet submitted its climate plan -NDC 3.0- to the UNFCCC

Coinciding with the celebration of Climate Day, established by the United Nations to raise awareness and sensitize people worldwide about the importance and influence of climate, as well as the impact of climate change on the planet and humanity, the environmental organization SEO/BirdLife draws attention to the need to accelerate climate action taking into account energy efficiency. the reduction of consumption, the development of responsible renewable energies, the restoration of nature and agroecological practices. And why? The answer is easy. The fight against climate change is not being taken as seriously as we seem to be seized. After the official deadline of mid-February for countries to submit their climate plans for 2035, through the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – revised under the Paris Agreement – only 19 of the 195 Parties have done so, including only five developed countries (including the United States, which submitted it before the change of government) when it is the latter that should leading global climate action.

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