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Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summit ELLEN KNICKMEYER, CHRISTINA LARSON and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less 2of15World leaders are shown on a screen as President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less 3of15 4o...

In a messy divorce from Europe, the United Kingdom is taking its emissions with it. The UK has been participating in the continent’s emission trading system, the EU-ETS, since 2005, but left as part of Brexit last December. This week, the country released a final report under the system, and it’s leaving on a high note. The UK reported a drop of 15% in emissions over the previous year, according to Refinitiv Carbon, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange. That’s on trend. Over the past decade, the UK has managed to slice its emissions by about one-third—a milestone last seen in th...

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Is China's five year plan a decarbonization blueprint? After the world's largest emitter set an ambitious 2060 carbon neutrality target in September, its 14th five-year plan is a tentative road map to achieving its climate goals. Can China break its coal habit? "We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060," China's President Xi Jinping told the UN General Assembly in September. "COVID-19 reminds us that humankind should launch a green revolution," he added.  Given that global emissions are still rising — despite the pandemic-related slowdow...