Will plans for new UK coal mine scupper net-zero ambitions at COP26?

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Will plans for new UK coal mine scupper net-zero ambitions at COP26?
Source: New Scientist

The word "scupper" appears to mean "ruin." But it seems to be understood only by UK readers. I wonder whether native speakers from the US would understand it immediately.
 
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