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Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

The UN says the world must make a decisive move away from fossil fuels [File: Lou Benoist/AFP]

The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C (5.2F) this century, the United Nations has warned.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s annual Emissions Gap report, published on Monday, assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change against the action needed.

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