South Korea

Overall rating
Insufficient

Policies and action
against modelled domestic pathways

Insufficient
< 3°C World

NDC target (domestic)
against modelled domestic pathways

Almost Sufficient
< 2°C World

NDC target (full)
against fair share

Insufficient
< 3°C World
Climate finance
Not assessed
Net zero target

year

2050

Comprehensiveness rated as

Average
Land use & forestry
Not significant

2035 NDC

2035 NDC Target

South Korea submitted its 2035 NDC to the UNFCCC on December 26, 2025. Once we have reviewed the target, we will post our full analysis here.

Further analysis

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Policies & action
Policies & action
2035 NDC
2035 NDC
Net zero targets
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Assumptions
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Sources
Sources

Latest publications

Published 2025/11/19

RELEASE: three key near-term actions would bring projected warming below 2…

Published 2025/11/19

Three key near-term actions could bend the warming curve; bringing project…

Published 2025/11/13

RELEASE: little change in warming outlook now for four years; new 2035 cli…

Published 2025/11/13

Little change in warming outlook for four years; new 2035 climate targets …

Published 2025/11/11

Press conference – Global Temperature Update 2025

Published 2025/09/25

RELEASE: China's new target unlikely to drive down emissions

Published 2025/09/22

RELEASE: CAT downgrades US to "Critically insufficient"

Published 2025/09/19

Response to EU Environment Council’s failure to adopt a 2035 NDC target

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