An ExxonMobil petrochemical complex under construction in Texas in July. Lawmakers are urging action on climate change this week after a UN report concluded greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut significantly, and fast, in order to avoid the worse impacts.
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'Final warning': Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action
Lawmakers and top climate officials in President Joe Biden's administration sounded the alarm on Monday in response to a new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, urging nations to swiftly limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
