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China has been accused of sidestepping calls to stop building new coal-fired power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution

China has promised to peak its carbon pollution before 2030 in a new plan which experts say is not enough to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5°C, in line with United Nations targets

The UN Emissions Gap report warned that current climate commitments put the world on track for a temperature increase of 2.7 degrees Celsius.

'Now leaders need to be just as clear in their actions,' says UN chief ahead of Glasgow climate conference'

WASHINGTON - The world is on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7C by the end of the century, according to a report, with the UN chief saying world leaders can still work for a greener future. "The era of half measures and hollow promises must end," said Antonio Guterres in opening remarks at the launch of the Emissions Gap 2021 Report news conference on Tuesday. The report said in order to keep global warming below 1.5C this century -- the goal of the Paris Agreement -- the world needs to halve annual greenhouse gas emissions in the next eight years. It came less than one week...