COP31: Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants

(BOULDER, CO) World leaders meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit in November 2026 are wrestling with a persistent challenge: how to get countries to follow through on their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. 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