Floating solar panels in South Korea.

Floating solar panels in South Korea.

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The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026

From a split in the global electric vehicle market to how China will factor climate into its five-year plan, these are the themes Bloomberg News reporters are watching.

The world is now moving into the latter half of a critical decade to fight climate change. Scientists have warned that nations need to cut carbon emissions nearly 50% by 2030 to stave off 1.5C temperature rise.

The world is woefully off track to meet those targets and risks further backsliding, even as there are some surprising sources of progress.