Jos Olivier
@josolivier.bsky.social
Retired scientist* on greenhouse gas emission sources and energy use: estimates, trends, targets, climate, mitigation & science (incl global pollution). RT ≠ endorsement. Born ±315 ppmv CO2.
*Formerly at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (#PBL).
*Formerly at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (#PBL).
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Jos Olivier
@josolivier.bsky.social
· Dec 29
IPCC chart that provides the road map for an escape from catastrophe. It assesses with extraordinary clarity the potential for emissions cuts of more than 40 options:
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex.
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals.
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Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex.
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest.
The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest
The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest.
The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK.
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK.
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t - George Monbiot:
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t - George Monbiot:
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders.
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders.
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses.
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say.
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say.
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses.
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say.
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say.
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
China’s #CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds.
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
China’s #CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds.
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Wat moet ik doen om met mijn drone te vliegen in de specifieke categorie?
www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/...
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Wat moet ik doen om met mijn drone te vliegen in de specifieke categorie?
Vliegen met een drone in de specifieke categorie betekent een groter risico op een ongeval dan bij een dronevlucht in de open categorie. U moet aan de regels van de Europese Unie (EU) voldoen.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wat moet ik doen om met mijn drone te vliegen in de specifieke categorie?
www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/...
www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/...
Drone-industrie in Nederland is in opmars, maar moet groeistuipen nog overwinnen:
Militaire toepassingen, ontwikkeld als gevolg van de oorlog in Oekraïne, hebben de Nederlandse dronesector volwassen gemaakt. Civiele toepassingen rukken ook op, maar met vallen en opstaan.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Militaire toepassingen, ontwikkeld als gevolg van de oorlog in Oekraïne, hebben de Nederlandse dronesector volwassen gemaakt. Civiele toepassingen rukken ook op, maar met vallen en opstaan.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Drone-industrie in Nederland is in opmars, maar moet groeistuipen nog overwinnen
Militaire drone-techniek steelt dankzij de oorlog in Oekraïne de show, maar civiele toepassingen blijven oprukken. Al moet de Nederlandse drone-sector de groeistuipen nog overwinnen.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Drone-industrie in Nederland is in opmars, maar moet groeistuipen nog overwinnen:
Militaire toepassingen, ontwikkeld als gevolg van de oorlog in Oekraïne, hebben de Nederlandse dronesector volwassen gemaakt. Civiele toepassingen rukken ook op, maar met vallen en opstaan.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Militaire toepassingen, ontwikkeld als gevolg van de oorlog in Oekraïne, hebben de Nederlandse dronesector volwassen gemaakt. Civiele toepassingen rukken ook op, maar met vallen en opstaan.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Living with the water: the Netherlands’ floating futures – photo essay:
Photographer Alessandro Gandolfi’s project looks at how sustainable floating neighbourhoods in the Netherlands offer a way forward as the sea rises, by learning to live with the water.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Photographer Alessandro Gandolfi’s project looks at how sustainable floating neighbourhoods in the Netherlands offer a way forward as the sea rises, by learning to live with the water.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Living with the water: the Netherlands’ floating futures – photo essay
Photographer Alessandro Gandolfi’s latest project looks at how sustainable floating neighbourhoods offer a way forward as the sea rises
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Living with the water: the Netherlands’ floating futures – photo essay:
Photographer Alessandro Gandolfi’s project looks at how sustainable floating neighbourhoods in the Netherlands offer a way forward as the sea rises, by learning to live with the water.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Photographer Alessandro Gandolfi’s project looks at how sustainable floating neighbourhoods in the Netherlands offer a way forward as the sea rises, by learning to live with the water.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief.
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief.
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: US news networks absent as crucial climate talks begin in Brazil.
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: US news networks absent as crucial climate talks begin in Brazil
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Cop30 live: US news networks absent as crucial climate talks begin in Brazil.
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations:
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations:
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The temperature at Cop30: Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball:
After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The temperature at Cop30: Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball
After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The temperature at Cop30: Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball:
After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster:
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster:
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rapport VN-milieubureau noemt opwarming boven 1,5 graad onvermijdelijk.
Het rapport bevestigt wat klimaatwetenschappers al langer zeggen: de landen die hun handtekening zetten onder het Parijs-akkoord liggen niet op koers om de doelen te halen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Het rapport bevestigt wat klimaatwetenschappers al langer zeggen: de landen die hun handtekening zetten onder het Parijs-akkoord liggen niet op koers om de doelen te halen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
VN-milieubureau noemt opwarming boven 1,5 graad onvermijdelijk
Klimaatverandering: Het rapport bevestigt wat klimaatwetenschappers al langer zeggen: de landen die hun handtekening zetten onder het Parijs-akkoord liggen niet op koers om de doelen te halen.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Rapport VN-milieubureau noemt opwarming boven 1,5 graad onvermijdelijk.
Het rapport bevestigt wat klimaatwetenschappers al langer zeggen: de landen die hun handtekening zetten onder het Parijs-akkoord liggen niet op koers om de doelen te halen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Het rapport bevestigt wat klimaatwetenschappers al langer zeggen: de landen die hun handtekening zetten onder het Parijs-akkoord liggen niet op koers om de doelen te halen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
UNEP’s 'Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target' finds that available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over course of this century, leaving world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
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www.unep.org/resources/em...
Emissions Gap Report 2025
UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target finds that available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course of this century, leav...
www.unep.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
UNEP’s 'Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target' finds that available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over course of this century, leaving world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
www.unep.org/resources/em...
www.unep.org/resources/em...
UNEP Emissions Gap report 2025:
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections,leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
www.pbl.nl/en/publicati...
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections,leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
www.pbl.nl/en/publicati...
UNEP Emissions Gap report 2025
A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this ce
www.pbl.nl
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
UNEP Emissions Gap report 2025:
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections,leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
www.pbl.nl/en/publicati...
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections,leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
www.pbl.nl/en/publicati...
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’.
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’.
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Raising Climate Literacy
Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where public has heard so much about it that many think they know everything they need to know. Such confidence can be both a good and bad thing.
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where public has heard so much about it that many think they know everything they need to know. Such confidence can be both a good and bad thing.
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
RealClimate: Raising Climate Literacy
RealClimate: Guest commentary by Figen Mekik Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where the public has heard so much about it that many think . Su...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Raising Climate Literacy
Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where public has heard so much about it that many think they know everything they need to know. Such confidence can be both a good and bad thing.
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where public has heard so much about it that many think they know everything they need to know. Such confidence can be both a good and bad thing.
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals.
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals.
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Van iemand machtigen tot blanco stemmen: alles wat je moet weten vóór je in het stemhokje staat.
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Van iemand machtigen tot blanco stemmen: alles wat je moet weten vóór je in het stemhokje staat
Een kleine opfrisbeurt over het hoe en wat van verkiezingen, zodat je op 29 oktober voorbereid in het stemhokje staat.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Van iemand machtigen tot blanco stemmen: alles wat je moet weten vóór je in het stemhokje staat.
www.nrc.nl/index/slim-l...
www.nrc.nl/index/slim-l...
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows.
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows.
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...