Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds

Ranking of countries' goals shows even EU on course for more than double safe level of warmingChina, Russia and Canada's current climate policies would drive the world above a catastrophic 5C of warming, according to a study that ranks the climate goals of different countries.The US and Australia are only slightly behind with both pushing the global temperature rise dangerously over 4C above pre-industrial levels says the paper, while even the EU, which is usually seen as a climate leader, is on course to more than double the 1.5C that scientists say is a moderately safe level of heating. Continue reading...