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China, world’s top carbon polluter, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?

Experts say China is likely to exceed its modest climate goals, but question whether it will be enough to help the world curb warming. Read More

UN Sees World’s Emissions Falling 10% by 2035, Far Short of 60% Goal

Global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases are expected to fall by about 10% by 2035, compared with 1990 levels, representing the first decline ever forecast by the United Nations. But the ... Read More

Why the Global Methane Pledge Is Falling Short

The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the COP26 climate summit to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions worldwide. However, since joining the pledge, many countries have failed to cut their ... Read More

World Falling Short on Methane Pledge, U.N. Report Finds

Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. To meet global targets, use of them needs to speed up. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The world is not moving ... Read More

UN emissions report: The planet is falling well short of its climate targets

The UN measures progress based on projections of rising temperatures (relative to pre-industrial levels) by 2030. The Paris Agreement's goals are to limit that to 2 degrees Celsius (while pursuing a ... Read More

Global emissions on pace to exceed Paris goals despite progress: UN report

The world is still on track to exceed the Paris Agreement’s warming goals, though it has made some progress since last year, according to a new report from the United Nations. The report found ... Read More

At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts ... Read More

Global carbon levels rose by record amount in 2024, U.N. agency says

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities and wildfires rose last year, while the land and oceans’ ability to absorb carbon diminished, leading to a record surge in the amount of the ... Read More

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss, report says

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 ... Read More

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss, report says

World lost 8.1 million hectares of forest in 2024, report says Fires, agriculture major drivers of deforestation, per Forest Declaration Assessment Brazil's TFFF fund aims to raise $125 billion for ... Read More