Determined
to continue its crucial mandated work even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN
Climate Change secretariat conducted a virtual review of the climate policy and
climate action reports from 16 developed country Parties in March and April
2020.
The
virtual review included Biennial Reports from Austria, Canada, France,
Greece, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Germany, Finland, the EU, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland and was conducted by 67 international
experts, who performed their function as reviewers.
The
virtual review found that due to climate policies and actions implemented, and
based on 2017 factual greenhouse gas emissions data, almost all of the 16
developed countries are reaching their 2020 climate targets. The UN
Climate Change will publish reports on the review in due course. Learn more
about the review here.