Live Breaking News & Updates on National Carbon Pledges Fall Short

It is still possible to limit average global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius (2˚C) and avoid catastrophic climate change, but the remaining global carbon budget the amount of carbon that can be safely released into the atmosphere if this limit is to be met is rapidly diminishing.This was the verdict of the world’s top scientists who gathered in Paris last week to urge ....

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