Under the Paris Agreement, Parties must submit Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC and to introduce policies aiming the achievement of their stated objectives. The first round of NDCs, submitted by 191 countries, covers more than 90% of global energy‐related and industrial process CO2 emissions.
As of 23 April 2021, 80 countries have submitted new or updated NDCs to the UNFCCC, covering just over 40% of global CO2 emissions.
Still, just a few percent of the global net zero emission targets currently are supported by law (see figure below).
Source: IEA, 2021
