Cop Two Six - What Commitments Have Come Out?

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India will increase its non fossil energy capacity to 500 gigawoks by 20 30. The world's top three greenhouse gas ometters have all committed to zeroing out their greenhouse gas omissions by roughly the middle of the century. Scientists say this highly potent greenhouse gas has been responsible for about half the human induced warming of the planet we've experienced so far.

While world leaders have descended on Glasgow to try to figure out how to slow emissions in the future, New York magazine’s David Wallace-Wells argues rich countries like the United States should also atone for their polluting past.

Today’s show was produced by Will Reid and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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