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2 September 2026

World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach

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World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach

A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1. 5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.

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