UAE submits COP21 climate plan to UN

The United Arab Emirates submitted its climate action plan to the UN on Thursday becoming the 155th party to do so in the build up to the key COP21 climate meeting in December.

UN member states have been submitting plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions, boost renewable energy generation, and scale up climate finance for developing nations to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as part of efforts to agree a global climate deal at the Paris summit.

The original deadline for submitting the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) was early October but several states have been sharing their plans late.

The INDCs are available on the UNFCCC website here.

155 parties to the UNFCCC have now formally submitted their INDCs.

The COP21 meeting in the French capital will run from 30 November to 11 December and a global deal is due to be agreed to limit greenhouse gas emissions and prevent average temperatures increasing by 2°C compared to pre-industrial times.

 The agreement will come into effect in 2020, empowering countries to act to prevent catastrophic impacts of climate change and embrace clean and sustainable development.

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres is encouraging countries to come forward with their INDCs as soon as possible.