India, Nov. 6 -- Almost 75% of the 184 pledges made by various countries under the Paris Agreement as insufficient to slow climate change

A report titled the Truth Behind the Climate Pledges was released on November 5, 2019 by the United States-based Universal Ecological Fund (Fundacion Ecologica Universal or FEU-US, a partner of the older Argentinian organisation with the same name). It has judged almost 75 per cent of the 184 pledges made by various countries under the Paris Agreement as insufficient to slow climate change.

The report classifies pledges which commit to reducing 2030 emissions by over 40 per cent compared to 1990 levels as 'Sufficient' and 20-40 per cent reduction pledges as 'Partially Sufficient'. Pledges with mitigat...