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Rich nations, China must accelerate to improve net zero targets: IEA

Wealthy countries must reach carbon neutrality in around 2045, says the International Energy Agency. dpa/AFP/File

Rich and developing nations alike must sharply improve their net-zero targets, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, warning that a clean energy surge was the main reason the world's climate goals are still within reach.

Wealthy countries must now reach carbon neutrality in around 2045, five years early, and China should speed up by a decade to 2050 to keep to the Paris goal of limiting warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the IEA said.

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