September 23, 2024 10:42 AM

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

In the world's struggle to halt and reverse climate change, countries periodically report on their plans and progress in bringing down national levels of planet-warming carbon emissions. These plans are called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs for short. WHAT IS AN NDC? A country's NDC describes its national policies or decisions toward reaching net-zero emissions, and was updated every five years until delegates at the 2021 U.N. climate summit, COP26, in Glasgow called for more fr...