G20 countries are not decarbonising nearly quickly enough to meet the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement, with nine of the world's 20 largest economies showing a slowdown in their rate of decarbonisation levels over the past year. That is the stark headline warning from consultancy giant PwC's latest annual Net Zero Economy Index, which again confirmed that decarbonisation is not happening fast enough to deliver on national and international climate goals. "The world is falling alarmingly short of the rate of decarbonisation required if we are to stand any chance of meeting the IPCC's 2...
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