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August 27, 2014

Climate Report Warns Most Fossil Fuels Must Remain in the Ground 
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A new draft of a United Nations report warns climate change could become
"irreversible" if greenhouse gas emissions go unchecked. The report from
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, obtained by media
outlets, says human-driven warming has already fueled extreme heat and
rains, as temperatures have risen 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since
pre-industrial times. While the report says it could still be possible
to cap warming at the globally agreed upon limit of 3.6 degrees
Fahrenheit, it warns a continued rise in emissions could cause an
eight-degree rise in the coming decades, prompting mass extinction and
catastrophic floods. If global warming is to be adequately contained,
the report says, at least three quarters of known fossil fuel reserves
must remain in the ground.

 

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