Climate plans by 140 nations mark progress, but not enough : experts | Reuters

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  • Climate plans by 140 nations mark progress, but not enough: experts
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    Plans submitted by 140 nations to limit their greenhouse gases would go some way towards tackling climate change, but not enough to prevent the planet from warming by well over 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, experts say.

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    A Climate Action Tracker (CAT) by four European research groups projected the plans, if implemented, would limit average temperature rises to 2.7 degrees Celsius (4.9 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times by 2100, down from 3.1C (5.6F) estimated last December.

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    Together the plans cover almost 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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