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  "id": 15849920,
  "title": "World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/world-must-cut-emissions-by-18-in-four-years-to-find-our-way-back-un",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/world-cut-emissions-un-climate-crisis"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and by close to half within a decade, to avoid overshooting climate targets by a disastrous margin. Although the “window has closed” on holding temperature rises to 1.5C , in line with scientific advice,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}