Japan has kept unchanged its 2030 carbon emission target in its climate change pledge submitted to the United Nations yesterday, disappointing observers who have urged more aggressive action from one of the world's top emitters.
Japan maintained its target of a 26 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030 from 2013 levels, a goal that has been criticised as "unambitious", given that it is well on the way to achieving it.
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