UN warns countries are failing to cut carbon emissions

The Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations says countries are failing to stop climate change, and their incremental actions simply aren’t enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Jeff Semple explains what the world’s biggest polluters need to do to stop the planet from getting even warmer.

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