Shortly after the deadline expired, Canada submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035 to the United Nations. In it, the country declares its „commitment and determination“ to contribute to limiting the global temperature increase to well below two degrees and at best to 1.5 degrees – but a less ambitious reduction target casts doubt on this: greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by only 45 to 50 percent by 2035 compared to 2005.