Traditionally, the weeks leading up to the COPs - for the Conference of Stakeholders to the UN Convention on Climate Change - have seen wonderful announcements flourish.
This 26th edition of the COP, which begins on October 31 in Glasgow, is no exception to the rule.
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China presented on September 22 a plan to achieve carbon neutrality, in other words to absorb as much carbon as it emits, by 2060. For the country responsible for 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions and which weighs for more than 54% of the world coal consumption, it is a very big leap forward!
On October 13, Russia, the world's second largest oil producer, followed suit, followed on October 23 by Saudi Arabia, the third largest oil producer.
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In April, the United States, first in the ranking because of shale gas and second largest polluters in the world (14.5% of CO2 emissions), also made a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality.
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