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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

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F) rise in global temperatures if the current high emissions of greenhouse gasses continue. The conference, attended by 130 international scientists and policy specialists, is the first to consider the global consequences of climate change beyond 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F). Source: Met Office. Click to enlarge.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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By 2050, HFC emissions could equal up to 19% of global CO 2 emissions under business-as-usual scenarios. The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. Black carbon is responsible for almost 50% of the 1.9°C