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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Thailand needs to step up its efforts to combat climate change, as its pledges presented at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow were slammed as “critically insufficient” to keep global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5º Celsius, as outlined in the Paris Agreement. Following the summit, the research group Climate Action Tracker (CAT) released a report which concluded the agreements reached by world leaders on key climate actions will ensure the 1.5°C target remains out of reach. The report noted the lack of ambitious targets and weak climate policies are undermining the world’…