UN: Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough
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So the U.N.’s climate chief is telling nations to go back and try harder.
Most countries especially top carbon polluters China, United States and India missed the Dec. 31 deadline for submitting official emission-cutting targets for November’s climate negotiations in Scotland. Friday’s report provides an incomplete snapshot of the world’s efforts: The world’s pledges so far are only enough to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions to less than 1% below 2010 levels by 2030.
The world has to cut carbon pollution 45% below 2010 levels to achieve the more stringent official Paris goal of limiting future warming to another half a degree (0.3 degrees Celsius) from now, U.N. officials said.
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The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what s needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds.
United Nations: The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what s needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds.
So the U.N. s climate chief is telling nations to go back and try harder.
Most countries “especially top carbon polluters China, United States and India” missed the December 31 deadline for submitting official emission-cutting targets for November s climate negotiations in Scotland.
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