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'Credibility gap': Climate experts tell COP26 the world is still on track for 2.4C of warming

Michael Holder

09 November 2021 • 8 min read

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Current climate pledges still put chances of 1.5C world far out of reach

Lack of strong 2030 climate plans puts world on course for a dangerous 2.4C of warming by 2100, latest analysis from influential Climate Action Tracker warns

Climate experts have accused governments of overseeing a "massive credibility, action and commitment gap" at COP26, warning that even with the latest flurry of eye-catching pledges made in Glasgow, the...

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