U.N. climate talks draft asks for higher emissions pledges by 2022
The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow have proposed that countries increase their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2022 in order to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. The first draft of the political decision released by the United Nations on Wednesday morning calls for countries to "revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their nationally determined contributions". This proposal reflects the worries of climate experts and activists that the current national pledges are not enough to prevent a full-blown climate crisis.0
