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LONDON: A potential change in US leadership, combined with China's ambitious new emissions-cutting plan and a European "green recovery", could get the world two-thirds of the way to meeting its climate goals if pledges are met, scientists said on Wednesday (Sep 23). Democrat Joe Biden, who hopes to beat climate-change sceptic US President Donald Trump in November's election, has promised to set a US goal for net-zero emissions by 2050, while China made a surprise vow this week to become "carbon-neutral" before 2060. Advertisement READ: China's carbon neutral pledge could curb global warming by 0.3 degrees Celsius: Researchers The European...
