The country was notably late in submitting its national plan on curbing emissions, known as an INDC - intended nationally determined contribution - which focused on renewable energy.
Before the talks began each country was asked to submit an "intended nationally determined contribution" (INDC).
Nearly all developing countries have put forward their "intended nationally determined contributions" – to show what they plan to do over the next 20 years to reduce their emissions.
Though the vast majority of countries in the world have clear goals in the form of nationally determined contributions (NDCs), these are not action plans, nor are the NDCs strong enough to actually keep global average temperature from rising more than 2C.
The challenge ahead, writes French Environment Minister Segolene Royal and Morocco's Foreign Prime Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, the previous Paris COP21 president and incoming COP22 president, is to "operationalize the Paris agreement: to turn intended nationally determined contributions into public policies and investment plans for mitigation and adaptation and to deliver on our promises".
So far, a hundred and fifty nations have submitted "intended nationally determined contributions," or I.N.D.C.s, outlining the steps they plan to take to reduce their own emissions or, in many cases, at least their "emissions intensity".
As many analysts have pointed out, the plans — known as nationally determined contributions, or N.D.C.s — are, collectively, not nearly enough to avert catastrophic climate change.
Countries will be expected by spring 2015 to announce "intended nationally determined contributions", including domestic targets for emissions reductions and plans to increase resilience against the impacts of climate change that cannot now be prevented.
The plans are known as "intended nationally determined contributions"—in U.N.-speak, I.N.D.C.s.
The plans are known as "intended nationally determined contributions" — in U.N.-speak, I.N.D.C.s.
