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UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5°C
Beachgoers flock to Ipanema beach to beat the extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 24, 2023
THE United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil joined forces today to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
The three nations are the former and future hosts of the United Nations climate summits.
Sultan Al Jaber, Emirati president of last year’s Cop28 negotiations, said it would form a “troika” to focus on ensuring that more ambitious CO2-cutting pledges are made ahead of a deadline at the Cop30 summit to be held in 2025 in Belem, Brazil.
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