GLASGOW, Scotland — One week into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, otherwise known as COP26, there are still many unknowns about whether …
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COP26: Climate Activists Say World Climate Pledges Not Enough
At the U.N.'s climate conference, world leaders pledged to end deforestation and the use of coal power, support conservation and renewables, and even set goals for net-zero emissions. However those accomplishments look on paper, Greta Thunberg and other climate activists weren't shy to criticize it all, saying COP26 was nothing more than a "PR event" and demanded more be done by Earth's nations to curb the global emergency. Here's what happened in just the first week.
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What Did the World Agree On?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vow came less than a week after India, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, declined to set a deadline. GLASGOW, Scotland — India's prime minister on Monday used the COP26 climate talks to announce 2070 as the target for his country to reach net zero …
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