‘Window closing’ on climate mitigation efforts – report

MANILA, Philippines --- Countries are falling short in their efforts to help ease climate change amid a further increase in carbon emissions, according to a report on climate change by an agency of the United Nations. The 2022 UN Emissions Gap Report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned that the "window is closing" on climate mitigation efforts, unless emissions are cut by as much as 45 percent eight years from now "to avoid global catastrophe." The report published on Thursday said members of the Group of 20 (G-20)---an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union---"are far behind in delivering on their mitigation commitments for...

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