EDITORIAL: UN climate chief cautions against hysteria

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“We should not despair and fall into a state of shock” if global temperatures rise above the UN target, said Skea, a leading climate scientist and professor of sustainable energy at London’s Imperial College. Skea also said it’s unrealistic to think changes can be imposed on people’s lifestyles in terms of how they live and what they eat.

“Longer term, we probably will not be able to do without technological solutions like the underground capture of CO2.”He supports using renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired electricity and replacing internal combustion engine cars with electric vehicles

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