Big increase in economic costs if cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are delayed
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 18:02
in Earth & Climate
Stronger efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases should be undertaken if global warming of more than 1.5 Celsius degrees is to be avoided without relying on potentially more expensive or risky technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, a comprehensive new analysis has concluded.