Countries Must Confront Fossil Fuels in Their NDCs
Countries should directly address fossil fuels in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Sergio Díaz, legal director at the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, most climate plans focus on expanding renewables or boosting efficiency, but ignore the production and use of fossil fuels.
Ignoring fossil fuels - the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions - not only defies scientific imperatives to cut emissions at the source, it undermines countries' legal obligations under the Paris Agreement and customary international law.
Colombia and Vanuatu are rare examples of countries with explicit goals for cutting back on oil, gas, and coal in their climate plans.
- Almost all countries' NDCs share a glaring omission by not directly confronting fossil fuel production and use.
- Decisive commitments to reduce fossil fuels would uphold countries' legal obligations and protect the environment.
Author's summary: Countries must prioritize fossil fuel reduction in their NDCs.
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