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China must act fast to avoid breaching the world's 1.5°C climate goal
23/04/2021 07:14 PM | Click to read full article
China will have to clean up its entire power sector by 2050 if the world is to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of holding global warming to 1.5°C, meaning its carbon emissions must peak much earlier than currently planned.
The country, which is the planet’s biggest emitter, made a surprise pledge last year to reach “carbon neutrality” by 2060.