Climate & Environment
IPCC: Humanity’s chance to avoid worst effects of climate change is rapidly fading
The UN body says urgent action is needed to cut global emissions, which are still rising, almost in half by 2030
The world’s chance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change is rapidly moving out of reach, a stark report by the world’s leading climate science body has warned.
The latest research from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that global nations urgently need to cut emissions to stop a variety of disastrous impact from rising temperatures.
It found that the burning of fossil fuels has led to global warming of 1.1°C ...