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Emissions are still rising: ramp up the cuts

With sources of renewable energy spreading fast, all sectors can do more to decarbonize the world, argue Christiana Figueres and colleagues.
  1. Christiana Figueres

    1. Christiana Figueres is convenor of Mission 2020 and vice-chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors.

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  2. Corinne Le Quéré

    1. Corinne Le Quéré is director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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  3. Anand Mahindra

    1. Anand Mahindra is chair of the Mahindra Group, Mumbai, India.

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  4. Oliver Bäte

    1. Oliver Bäte is chair of the board of management of Allianz SE, Munich, Germany.

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  5. Gail Whiteman

    1. Gail Whiteman is professor and director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK.

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  6. Glen Peters

    1. Glen Peters is research director at the Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway.

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  7. Dabo Guan

    1. Dabo Guan is chair professor in climate-change economics at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, and distinguished professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

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Aerial view of a thermosolar plant

The Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant in Andalusia, Spain. Credit: Markel Redondo/Panos

Representatives of 190 nations gather this week to review progress at the annual United Nations climate talks. They face a daunting reality: carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are rising again. 

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Nature 564, 27-30 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07585-6

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