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Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

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The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are. °F), according to a new assessment released today in Bonn, Germany, during a meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). for 2030 and beyond. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge. °C (2.7 °F),

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ÂșC Warming Limit

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Quizzed by The Observer as to which country had objected to the 2050 target, director-general of Sweden’s NaturvĂ„rdsverket (Environmental Protection Agency) Lars-Erik Liljelund quipped , “China. ” Tags: Climate Change Policy. China doesn’t like numbers.”

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