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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

US and India lead G20 on climate action, report says

Bada Bagh monuments and wind farm in Rajasthan
Wind farm in Rajasthan, India. Emissions are projected to return to 2015 levels by the end of the decade due to new policies, including on supporting renewable energy. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Alamy

The United States and India have made the greatest progress among the world’s top 20 economies in implementing climate policies since the 2016 Paris Agreement, a study commissioned by the Guardian has found.

The data underscores the importance of political leadership and international coordination, both of which are coming under intense pressure ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, who has threatened to pull the US out of the United Nations climate treaty.

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