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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.
"We are very concerned that the INDCs [intended nationally determined contributions] have us heading for about 3C of warming.
Instead, we are told to put faith in the ridiculously named INDCs – the intended nationally determined contributions.
This question, therefore, pertains to whether the Paris agreement will include a clear pathway to reaching this goal through intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) or other mechanisms.
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.
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The challenge now is to determine how these commitments could be effectively incorporated into Parties' Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (UN speak for the countries' commitments to reducing emissions).
Countries are creating what's called "Intended Nationally Determined Contributions", or pledges to cut emissions by 2020.
The plans from 146 countries that cover nearly 90% of global emissions, known as INDCs or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions in the UN jargon, will form the centrepiece of the make-or-break Paris conference on climate change this December.
And that is the fulcrum on which India's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) rest, as it shares its plans and commitments, going into the Paris climate summit this December.
Once submitted, the 196 "Intended Nationally Determined Contributions", as the plans are known, will be examined by the UN and other countries to decide whether they are fair and adequate.
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