UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 2. 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1. 2 degrees Celsius) above current temperatures, according to Wednesday's update of climate calculations by the United about...
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