Big emitters need 'all efforts' to peg warming at 1.5C, EU climate draft says
By Louis de Briant ( October 6, 2026, 15:43 GMT | Insight) -- Major emitters are urged to adopt the "highest possible ambition" to bring temperatures back below a 1.5C warming threshold, according to draft conclusions for an EU environment ministers' meeting on Oct. 12. The draft, which will shape the EU's negotiating position for the COP31 UN climate talks next month, also backs a transition away from fossil fuels, stronger mitigation efforts and accelerated electrification.The EU's negotiating position for upcoming UN climate talks has taken shape in draft conclusions for an environment ministers' meeting scheduled for Oct. 12 that focuses on ambitions to keep long-term global warming below 1.5C....
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