Only 10 of 200 countries that are required to submit new climate plans under the Paris Agreement met the Feb. 10 deadline.
Under the international climate agreement, according to AFP , each country is required to provide a stricter plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, including a detailed outline for how the nation plans to achieve its targets.
The nations missing the deadline, according to Carbon Brief , account for 83% of global emissions.
The nonbinding multinational agreement commits signing nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions to 1.5 degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement upon taking office last month.
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