50% chance world hits 1.5 C climate target in 9 years: report

China's CO2 emissions seen falling in 2022, but rises expected in U.S., India

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Cracks run through the partially dried-up river bed of the Gan River, a tributary to Poyang Lake during a regional drought in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, on Aug. 28. © Reuters

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Global carbon dioxide emissions will increase next year, and a continuation of this trend could be catastrophic in less than a decade, if efforts to decarbonize are not stepped up, research published Friday showed.

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