Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report saysThe world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds that will plunge billions of people into disastrous climate impacts because governments have stalled for so long to cut planet-heating emissions, analysis has found.Under current policies, the planet will heat up by 2.7C on average by the end of the century compared with preindustrial times, the report by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) found. This is up slightly from a prediction of 2.6C in the group’s analysis conducted last year. Continue reading...
World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns
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Guardian EnvironmentBy Oliver Milman in Antalya, Turkey
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says The world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds that will plunge billions of people into disastrous climate impacts because governments have stalled for so long to cut planet-heating emissions, analysis has found. Under current policies, the planet will heat up by 2.7C on average by the end of the century compared with preindustrial times, the report by Cl
Key Takeaways
- World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns.
- This is up slightly from a prediction of 2.6C in the group’s analysis conducted last year.
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