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World on track for catastrophic 3 degrees Celsius warming, UN warns (www.politico.eu)

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Current plans and policies will lead to 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, with zero chance of limiting the temperature increase to the totemic 1.5C target agreed in Paris in 2015, according to a new report out Thursday.

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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I've asked this before but why the hell was it so easy to come together for the ozone, but in this case it seems fucking impossible?

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

The ozone solution was changing one chemical for another similar chemical.

Combatting climate change will require lifestyle changes, reduced comfort of living and other sacrifices. Nobody is getting elected with those promises.