The difference of half a degree for climate change
The official global target of a 2⁰C temperature rise is ‘utterly inadequate’ for protecting those at most risk from climate change, writes a lead author from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the journal Climate Change Responses. She argues that the target should be lowered to 1.5⁰C, but what difference can half a degree really make?
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