Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to grow, even as science has cautioned that deadly consequences are coming sooner and at lower levels of warming than previously thought.
An IPCC special report in 2018 made it alarmingly clear that the more ambitious aspirational goal – since adopted by governments and business as a hard target – was a better bet for a climate-safe world. Two other special reports – one on oceans and Earth’s frozen zones, the other on forests and land use – will also be covered in the summary for policymakers under review in Interlaken.
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