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<p>The 2014 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap report makes
clear that while existing levels of global mitigation ambition are not enough to put
us on a cost-effective 2˚C trajectory, there is still more than enough global emissions
reduction potential to achieve 2030 emissions levels that would be consistent with
2˚C. However, realising this potential will require political will across all countries,
and a significant increase in global mitigation action before 2030.</p><p>The Report
effectively supports the Government's climate change strategy, of taking strong action
at home within the legal framework of the Climate Change Act 2008, pressing for ambition
from the EU, which recently agreed to a 2030 domestic GHG emissions reduction target
of at least 40%, and pushing for credible action from other countries in the context
of agreeing a global legally binding agreement at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties
in Paris in December 2015.</p>
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