BBC
- Jul 28, 2019
- 1 min read

The world can be fatally wounded by negligence in the next 18 months.

One of the understated headlines in last year's IPCC report was that global emissions of carbon dioxide must peak by 2020 in order to keep the planet warming below 1.5C.

Current plans are nowhere near strong enough to keep temperatures below the so-called safe limit. Right now, we are heading towards 3C of heating by 2100 not 1.5. Read more ...

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