UN: Climate plans 'fall miles short' of averting worst impacts

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2024-10-28

London (PA Media/dpa) - Current national climate plans "fall miles short" of what is required to avert the worst impacts of global warming, the UN has warned. These plans - known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - would see global emissions in 2030 at a level only 2.6% lower than in 2019, according to a report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This falls far short of the 43% reduction by 2030 ca......

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