Climate Action Tracker: Top economies 'over reliant' on CO2 removals in national climate plans

Stuart Stone
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Influential group of climate experts urge global governments to increase focus on real emissions cuts in order to close 'huge gap' between net zero and real zero targets

Leading economies worldwide are relying heavily on carbon dioxide removals in their national climate plans in order to avoid deep and urgent cuts in emissions, which risks prolonging the use of fossil...

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