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Detailed explanation-1: -2022 NDC Synthesis Report | UNFCCC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for 2022 will be 58 gigatons (GT), the largest annual level ever recorded. If current economic growth, demography, and emissions intensity trends continue, the level of emissions will continue to rise, reaching 62 GT by 2030.

Detailed explanation-3: -UN Climate Change News, 26 October 2022 – A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies The world is not on track to reach the Paris Agreement goals and global temperatures can reach 2.8°C by the end of the century. The Emissions Gap Report 2022 finds that the world must cut emissions by 45 per cent to avoid global catastrophe.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is NDC synthesis report? The UNFCCC’s synthesis report is an annual summary of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions and their impact on greenhouse gas emissions. The 2022 edition analyses 166 NDCs (climate commitments) communicated to the UNFCCC as of September 23 this year.