Washington, United States, Oct 27, 2026 (AFP) - World's climate pledges would cut emissions a tenth of what's needed: UN

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The latest climate pledges put forth by nations will cut global greenhouse gas emissions just six percent by 2035, a UN report said Tuesday, weeks before COP31 talks in Turkey. That is a tenth of the roughly 60 percent reduction from 2019 levels that scientists say is needed to limit warming to 1.5C, significantly down from last year's estimate after the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement. The report by UN Climate Change is a synthes......

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