Governments falling woefully short of Paris climate pledges, study finds
GuardianJUL 2021
Two weeks before world leaders meet in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the COP29 global climate negotiations, new data indicates that the world is far from meeting the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. These goals aim to reduce greenhouse gases to a level necessary by 2030 to prevent the worst impacts of global warming. This new information should prompt world leaders to reconsider and revise their pledges ahead of COP29this crucial meeting.
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