UN climate report paints a bleak picture
People on bicycles and electric scooters wear masks as they wait at a traffic light after a yellow alert was issued for smog in Beijing, China, on Nov. 14, 2018.
A new UN report about climate emissions shows that the world is way off track to meet the goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement. Also, Russia is under fire again for allegedly falsifying laboratory data and could be banned from major global sporting events. Plus, the world’s top rated sushi restaurant has been removed from the Michelin guide. The fabled restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro was featured in the 2011 film “Jiro Dreams of Sushi.” So, what happened?
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