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China’s five-year plan for economy is crucial to meeting net zero by 2060

Imminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be metChina is to publish a new blueprint for its economy on Friday, with vast implications for the future of the planet – including whether the goals of th…

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China’s surprise climate pledge leaves Australia ‘naked in the wind’, analysts say

Beijing now has a more ambitious long-term climate goal than Australia – and there are fears that could have a dire impact on our economyAustralia’s resistance to a mid-century net zero emissions target is likely to become increasingly unsustainable af…

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A third of my country was just underwater. The world must act on climate | Sheikh Hasina

The climate crisis and Covid-19 are crying out for international cooperation, writes the prime minister of BangladeshOne-third of my country was underwater last month. The heaviest rains in almost a decade began and have still not abated. More than 1.5…

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My country may be swept away by the climate crisis if the rest of the world fails to uphold its promises | President David Kabua

Now is a time for courage. It will take sacrifices from everyone for us all to survive, the president of the Marshall Islands writesMy country joined the United Nations nearly 30 years ago, in September 1991. But unless my fellow member states take act…

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