Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at: enquiries@beis.gov.ukUKâs Nationally Determined Contribution United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandâs Nationally Determined Contribution The Paris Agreement provides for the international community to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2Â°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5Â°C. This submission communicates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandâs (the UKâs) Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in line with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement. In its NDC, the UK is committing to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.