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

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Even so, it was a major breakthrough as the first COP to mention the temperature goals we are all familiar with today. The year was 2008. It ended without much of a story, with the parties being called to the COP the following year. For the first time at a COP , a target of 1.5 ” A year later came COP16 in Cancún.

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