Major economies resist calls for bolder commitments as a UN summit in Madrid limps towards a delayed conclusion.
Major economies resisted calls for bolder commitments as a UN summit in Madrid has limped towards a delayed conclusion, dimming hopes that nations would act in time to mitigate the impacts of climate change.The summit was due to end Friday but dragged on with disputes over implementing the Paris dealThe EU's 28 member states, bar Poland, agreed to target net zero emissions by 2050
The annual climate marathon had been due to conclude on Friday but dragged on with delegates mired in multiple disputes over implementing the Paris deal, which has so far failed to stem the upward march of global carbon emissions. The Carteret Islands were the first place in the world to require population relocations due to climate change, with predictions they would be submerged by 2015.
The European Union, small island states and many other nations had been calling for the Madrid decision to signal that the more than 190 countries participating in the Paris process will submit more ambitious pledges to cut emissions next year.
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