Underwhelming ambition and progress reported in the initial version of the NDC Synthesis

Iceland aerial view by jplenio, Pixabay

In preparation to COP26, the UNFCCC Secretariat has published the initial report on the revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) communicated by Parties as of 31st December 2020. The report can be found here. Even though the pandemics has profoundly disrupted and delayed the 5-year NDC revision process set out in the Paris…