Peru

Overall rating
Insufficient

Policies and action
against fair share

Almost Sufficient
< 2°C World

Conditional NDC target
against modelled domestic pathways

Insufficient
< 3°C World

Unconditional NDC target
against fair share

Almost Sufficient
< 2°C World
Climate finance
Not applicable
Net zero target

year

2050

Comprehensiveness rated as

Average
Land use & forestry

historically considered a

Source

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