increase to 1.5 celsius above pre industrial levels. to achieve this, countries said they d set up targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. that was then reaffirmed last year at the cop26 summit in scotland, where all countries agreed to revisit and strengthen their climate action plans. but even then, there was caution. this was cop 26 president alok sharma at the end of that summit. we can say with credibility that we have kept 1.5 degrees within reach, but its pulse is weak. so, those were the promises. the actions tell a different story. according to the un report, just 26 of the 193 countries that agreed to more ambitious climate actions have followed through with those plans. based on current pledges, the planet is also on track to warm by an average 2.5 celsius by the end of the century dwarfing the 1.5 degree target. there were some more positive developments. the report says emissions will increase by 10.6% by 2030.
had pledged to deliver. in 2015, nearly 200 countries came together for the paris agreement a landmark, legally binding international treaty on climate change. this included a pledge to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 celsius above pre industrial levels. to achieve this, countries said they d set up targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. that was then reaffirmed last year at the cop26 summit in scotland, where all countries agreed to revisit and strengthen their climate action plans. but even then, there was caution. this was cop 26 president alok sharma at the end of that summit. we can say with credibility that we have kept 1.5 degrees within reach, but its pulse is weak. so those were the promises. the actions tell a different story. according to the un report,