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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

Every policy, law, regulation, study, analysis, proposal or action that has the climate crisis in mind is built on the basis of those two figures: 1.5 Like a chicken and egg dilemma, who came up with these goals first, politics or science? Political Origins of 2°C. That paragraph, in article 2, paragraph 2.a.,

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Climate Change: Where Are We Now?

Unsustainable

Eighteen of the 19 warmest years all have occurred since 2001, with the exception of 1998. The UCSUSA points out that “Consequences of global warming include drought, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather, and species loss. The year 2016 ranks as the warmest on record.