There's still time to cut the risk of climate catastrophe
Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 04:35
in Health & Medicine
A new analysis of climate risk, published by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, shows that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. It also shows that quick, global emissions reductions would be required in order to provide a good chance of avoiding a temperature increase of more than 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level - a widely discussed target. But without prompt action, they found, extreme changes could soon become much more difficult, if not impossible, to control...
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