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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

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As a result, climate change is already affecting every inhabited region on Earth, and impacts such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and permafrost melt are inevitable and near-irreversible, leaving only their extent open to question.

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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

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Perhaps most worrying of all, impacts such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and permafrost melt are now inevitable and near-irreversible within timespans stretching from hundreds to potentially thousands of years, leaving only their extent open to question. Natural carbon sinks become less effective as emissions rise.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

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Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree OECD countries must phase out existing coal by 2030, with all others following suit by 2040. OECD countries must phase out existing coal by 2030, with all others following suit by 2040. We need immediate action on energy. degree goal will fall quickly out of reach.