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World set for 3C warming despite pandemic, says UN

UN's Environment Programme found that 2020's 7-percent fall in carbon pollution would have 'negligible impact'
Last Updated 09 December 2020, 11:53 IST

Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN said Wednesday.

In its annual assessment of emissions levels, the UN's Environment Programme found that 2020's 7-percent fall in carbon pollution would have "negligible impact" on warming without a broad and rapid shift away from fossil fuels.

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(Published 09 December 2020, 11:32 IST)

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