There's still a way to reach global goal on climate change

The world is potentially on track to keep global warming at, or a shade below, 2ºC hotter than pre-industrial times, but that will only happen if countries not only fulfill their specific pledged national targets for curbing carbon emissions by 2030, but also come through on more distant promises of reaching net zero carbon emissions by mid-century. Photo: Nikola Belopitov/Pixabay

The world is potentially on track to keep global warming at, or a shade below, 2ºC hotter than pre-industrial times, a goal that once seemed out of reach, according to a study published Apr 13 in the journal Nature.

That will only happen if countries not only fulfill their specific pledged national targets for curbing carbon emissions by 2030, but also come through on more distant promises of reaching net zero carbon emissions by mid-century, the study says.