‘1.5C to stay alive’: Is the Paris Agreement’s most optimistic climate target still within reach?
4 years ago

‘1.5C to stay alive’: Is the Paris Agreement’s most optimistic climate target still within reach?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I can tell you, a 2C hotter world is a death sentence for countries like mine.” Five years ago this week, almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well below” 2C above pre-industrial levels and to strive to keep temperatures at 1.5C by the end of the century as part of the historic Paris Climate Agreement. Cutting emissions at the pace needed to hit net zero by 2050 will not be an easy task for any country, said Dr Hausfather: “We’re not just talking about building a lot of wind and solar, we are talking about decarbonising every single sector of the economy: agriculture, industry, transport, aviation.” The IPCC’s landmark 1.5C report examined the possible pathways the world could take to limit global warming to 1.5C by the end of the century. “While the IPCC special report on land highlighted these important risks and trade-offs, it also shows if you implement best practices, these trade-offs can be avoided.” However, even if efforts to cut emissions are ramped up and negative emissions technologies are developed at scale, it would still not guarantee that global warming is kept to 1.5C, he added. “It would be great to limit global warming at 1.5C, but if we end up at 1.6 or 1.7C, the world doesn’t end.

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Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?
1 month, 1 week ago

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?

NPR  

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Sponsor Message Because of those delays, "it's a matter of when, not if," that level of warming will be surpassed, says Richard Betts, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter in the U.K. Betts stresses that surpassing the 1.5 C level of warming should not be a …

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change
1 month, 1 week ago

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change

Daily Mail  

Time may be running out to curb climate change, scientists have warned - as new data reveals that the critical 1.5°C threshold has already been reached. Scientists say that a new method for attributing human-caused climate change shows that the 1.5°C limit laid out in the Paris Agreement has already been passed This comes after scientists from the Copernicus Climate …

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
2 months ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
2 months ago

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The Independent  

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How is the world doing on climate change? Not great
2 months ago

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

NPR  

How is the world doing on climate change? Global greenhouse gas emissions rose to a new record in 2023, and if countries do not change course, the world will see warming of more than 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. That would blow past the targets set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement: Countries have agreed to …

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. The world’s current targets are pointing to 2.7 degrees Celsius of warming …

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C

The Hindu  

“Tipping Point” is a weekly series where we dive into climate change events and the trends shaping our future. In 2015, world leaders gathered in Paris for the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP21. At the end of this conference, they adopted a legally binding agreement to limit global warming …

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say
4 months ago

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say

Salon  

When almost 200 nations signed the Paris climate agreement in 2015, they pledged to keep Earth's average temperature to no greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The scientists learned that even within all but the most ambitious projections regarding limiting greenhouse gas emissions, humans still fail to fall below the 1.6 degrees Celsius threshold. Speaking to Salon last …

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming

Hindustan Times  

As record-high temperatures and unprecedented heat waves sweep across Asia, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been clearer. This article explores the impacts of rising temperatures, evaluates the current efforts to combat global warming, and considers the need for enhanced adaptability. Global warming {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Countries across Asia are experiencing record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves, …

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly
10 months, 1 week ago

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly

Hindustan Times  

Earth is running a fever, and the latest temperature readings aren’t offering much comfort. Last week, climate data released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, better known as C3S, presented another warning about the impending climate crisis hovering over humanity — for the first time in recorded human history, 12 consecutive months saw temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial …

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period
10 months, 2 weeks ago

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Al Jazeera  

EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported the run of …

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means

LA Times  

The alarm bells are loud and clear. With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, Earth in 2023 was within striking distance of a dangerous limit: 2.7 degrees of warming over the preindustrial period, or 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. “At this point, it is really difficult to see a path to keeping …

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive
1 year ago

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive

Hindustan Times  

US envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday that the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai was the world's "last" chance to keep its target for limiting global warming alive. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Kerry issued his warning hours after COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber proposed a draft deal that did not include a phase-out of fossil fuels, …

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA
1 year ago

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA

Al Jazeera  

The International Energy Agency warns against lack of progress in limiting the global warming as climate talks headed into the final phase. A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit will not be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the International Energy Agency, as the talks headed into the …

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN warns world ‘out of road’ for limiting warming to 1.5C ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C this century, the United Nations has warned. Time to ‘step up’ The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree …

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
1 year, 1 month ago

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

Associated Press  

Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, which has $375 billion in spending on clean energy, by 2030 would reduce yearly emissions of carbon dioxide by about 1 billion metric tons, …

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.
1 year, 1 month ago

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.

The Hindu  

The world is “failing to get a grip” on climate change, the U.N. warned on November 14, as an assessment of current climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes climate negotiations, the United Nations climate change organisation said the world was failing to act with sufficient urgency to …

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
1 year, 1 month ago

In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate

Associated Press  

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says. The study in Monday’s journal Nature Climate Change calculates what’s referred to as the remaining …

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’
1 year, 1 month ago

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The carbon budget for stopping the Earth heating 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could run out …

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

NPR  

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Marco Ugarte/AP Marco Ugarte/AP It is unlikely, but not impossible, for humans to hit the lower temperature target set by the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, according to new research conducted by an international group of scientists. Sponsor Message The Paris climate …

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that
1 year, 3 months ago

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

Associated Press  

With the world far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming, a new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how quickly and deeply energy and financial systems must change to get back on a safer path. To get there, the report said, “the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels is required,” using a phrase international …

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report

Al Jazeera  

UN says world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, including capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Yet the world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.” According to the report, there was a “rapidly narrowing window” to implement existing commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 …

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The so-called “Climate Clock” looming over New York’s Union Square passed a critical milestone on …

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist
1 year, 5 months ago

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A leading climate scientist has said he is “very pessimistic” about the world reducing emissions …

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn
1 year, 6 months ago

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn

Hindustan Times  

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," they reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers. World leaders will be …

New study says 7 of 8 climate red lines crossed, India a transgression hotspot
1 year, 6 months ago

New study says 7 of 8 climate red lines crossed, India a transgression hotspot

Hindustan Times  

Seven of eight earth system boundaries that are critical for stability of the planet’s health and survival of species have already been crossed, a new research paper by the Earth Commission published in Nature journal flagged on Wednesday, suggesting that the very future of humanity may now be at risk from the climate crisis. The Earth Commission developed a set …

Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The World Meteorological Organization released two reports titled “Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2023-2027” and “State of Global Climate 2022.” The decadal predictions of the WMO said that the annual mean global surface temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be 1.1-1.8 degree Celsius higher than the baseline temperature of 1850-1900 or pre-industrial levels. The 1.5 …

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists
1 year, 7 months ago

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Failing to limit the global temperature to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could trigger tipping points …

World likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius limit. What does this mean for mankind?
1 year, 7 months ago

World likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius limit. What does this mean for mankind?

Firstpost  

It’s getting hot, hot, and hot and our world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. We need to be prepared.” As the world braces for this climate milestone, here’s a better understanding of what is the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit that the WMO is speaking of? The …

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In 2015 almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time
1 year, 7 months ago

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time

Al Jazeera  

World Meteorological Organization raises alarm, saying at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record. For the first time, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming until 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. How can we accept this growing number year on year and wonder …

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report
1 year, 9 months ago

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report

Hindustan Times  

Overshooting 1.5°C warming will lead to irreversible impacts and risks for human and natural systems, all growing with the magnitude and duration of overshoot, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the key scientific authority on climate crisis, warned on Monday. Making it clear that the 1.5°C goal will be breached within next few years even in the lowest emissions scenario, …

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots
1 year, 9 months ago

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots

NL Times  

Even if greenhouse gas emissions fall drastically in the coming years, global warming is "more likely" to exceed 1.5 degrees in the near future than not to exceed that point. "Current policy is insufficient, but we certainly see the effects of climate policy," said Dutch researcher Detlef van Vuuren. "In almost all scenarios, we will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees of …

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future
1 year, 9 months ago

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future

Al Jazeera  

Hitting the 2015 Paris Agreement temperature goals will require a massive reduction in fossil fuel use and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, IPCC reports say. Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at …

UN chief: ‘Cold, hard facts’ should guide climate policy
1 year, 9 months ago

UN chief: ‘Cold, hard facts’ should guide climate policy

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. “We are nearing the point of no return; of overshooting the internationally agreed limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming.” That threshold, agreed …

Climate Change ‘Doom Loop’: How to reclaim the narrative of urgent climate action
1 year, 10 months ago

Climate Change ‘Doom Loop’: How to reclaim the narrative of urgent climate action

Live Mint  

The fight to battle climate change and global heating has always been one led by narrative. Despite decades of irrefutable scientific work that has shown the extent to which we are skirting with global disaster, the reality of climate change and its reason—our energy dependence on fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas—needed to overcome the denial and obfuscation of …

UN climate summit outcomes may cause larger conflicts at COP28 in UAE next year
2 years, 1 month ago

UN climate summit outcomes may cause larger conflicts at COP28 in UAE next year

Hindustan Times  

The recently-concluded UN Climate Conference in Egypt will go down in history for the decision to set up a Loss and Damage Fund, something that environmental activists and vulnerable communities had been demanding for over 30 years. The most debated issues at COP27 were the 1.5 degree C goal; phasing down/phasing out of fossil fuels; the operationalisation of the Loss …

Earth is still 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after the COP27 deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Earth is still 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after the COP27 deal

Daily Mail  

This includes those on phasing out fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions However, some attendees were 'disappointed' by other 'weakened' pledges This will give financial aid to poorer countries more vulnerable to climate change The planet remains 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after a deal was struck at the end of the COP27 summit yesterday, according to climate experts. …

The Latest | UN Climate Summit
2 years, 1 month ago

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The European Union’s climate chief criticized the outcomes of the meeting Sharm el-Sheikh, saying it was “not enough of a step forward for people and planet” and did “not address the yawning gap between climate science and our climate policies.” Frans Timmermans said the 27-nation bloc had supported the deal in order to ensure the creation …

COP27: No climate deal better than a bad one, EU says
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: No climate deal better than a bad one, EU says

Al Jazeera  

Fears of backsliding on 1.5C target and funding for poorer countries hit by climate disasters appear to be sticking points at UN climate talks in Egypt. “We’d rather have no decision than a bad decision.” ‘Entirely unsatisfactory’ Sameh Shoukry, president of the COP27 climate summit, told the nearly 200 nations gathered in Egypt to “rise to the occasion” as the …

Why is 1.5 degree Celsius target important when it comes to climate change?
2 years, 1 month ago

Why is 1.5 degree Celsius target important when it comes to climate change?

Firstpost  

Countries around the world are trying to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial times to limit the impact of climate change. Simply put, countries around the world are trying to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre industrial times. According to NPR, the 1.5 degree Celsius target was pushed …

World Falters in Containing Climate Crisis: Negotiators Head to Egypt for COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

World Falters in Containing Climate Crisis: Negotiators Head to Egypt for COP27

The Quint  

Although countries are slowly bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions, the efforts are woefully insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century, according to the 2022 NDC Synthesis Report published on October 26 by UN Climate Change, the agency that hosts the climate summit. “We are still nowhere near the scale …

Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter?
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter?

Associated Press  

On a thermometer, a tenth of a degree seems tiny, barely noticeable. ___ The Earth has already warmed at least 1.1 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, giving the world around 0.4 degrees Celsius of more heating before passing the goal and suffering even more catastrophic climate change events, scientists have said. It’s helpful to look at temperatures like a bell …

High hopes for COP27, but warnings of disappointment
2 years, 1 month ago

High hopes for COP27, but warnings of disappointment

Al Jazeera  

Since 1992, when world leaders first came together to address global warming, humanity has spewed more than one trillion tonnes of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from fossil fuels into the air. Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it does not deliver another landmark pact such as the one agreed …

The world is going to miss the totemic 1.5°C climate target
2 years, 1 month ago

The world is going to miss the totemic 1.5°C climate target

The Economist  

Briefing | An inconvenient truth The world is going to miss the totemic 1.5°C climate target It needs to face up to the fact T hree strikes and you’re out is a pretty good rule. The process was strengthened by a report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2018 which compared what the world might expect at …

Climate pledges still nowhere near enough for 1.5C, says UN
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate pledges still nowhere near enough for 1.5C, says UN

Live Mint  

The world's current climate pledges are far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius and will steer a world already wracked by increasing floods, heatwaves and storms towards "catastrophic" warming, the UN said Wednesday. "We are still nowhere near the scale and pace of emission reductions required to put us on track toward a 1.5 degrees Celsius …

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