Countries' current carbon-cut pledges 'miles short' of 2030 goal, UN says

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The United Nations warned on Monday that countries’ current pledges for reducing carbon emissions fall “miles short”, as greenhouse gas levels reached record highs in 2023. A separate report by UN Climate Change found that barely a dent is being made in the 43 percent emissions cut needed by 2030 to avert the worst of global warming.