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UN wants a crackdown on noncommittal to net zero pledges

Catherine McKenna, chairperson of the UN High-Level Expert Group making her remarks at the COP27 in Egypt. [Courtesy, Twitter]

United Nations now wants strict limits set to stop support for new fossil fuel exploration and carbon offsets.

Through a group of experts formed to crack down on greenwashing and weak net zero pledges by industries and states, the UN said noncommittal to net zero pledges threatens to undermine global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.

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