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In terms of ambition, the year 2021 was a deadline for States both to meet their obligation to revise or update their nationally determined contributions (NDC) to be implemented by 2030, and to respond to the Paris agreement's encouragement to submit long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS) by 2050. Highly awaited because of its postponement by one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the growing media and political attention on climate change, the COP26 was held in Glasgow from 31 October to 13 November, 2021. Footnotes 1 European Commission, 'Launch by United States, the European Union, and Partners of the Global Methane Pledge to Keep 1.5C Within Reach' accessed 15 December 2021. [Extracted from the article]