Red flags: Trio of reports raise alarm over inadequate pace of global climate action

James Murray
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Red flags: Trio of reports raise alarm over inadequate pace of global climate action

Governments, financiers, and corporates remain badly off track to meet the goals set out by the Paris Agreement and last year’s UAE Consensus, but solutions are available

The global economy is on track to miss the various climate goals set by the international community, exacerbating the risk of runaway climate impacts that could have a disastrous impact on regional security...

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