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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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The world is falling further behind on climate action, and the US looms large

Washington: Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a hotter world than experts projected last year - and the United States is a big reason for that, a new United Nations report says.

If all the countries do what they promise to reduce heat-trapping emissions, Earth will likely still warm another 1.2 degrees Celsius above current temperatures, according to Wednesday's update of climate calculations by the United Nations Environment Programme.

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