Paris Climate Pledges Can Avert Extreme Warming: Study

Agence France-Presse, Raw Story: Science
Fri, 11/27/2015 - 6:14am

Pledges made in the lead-up to next week’s major Paris climate change conference could limit severe warming, but only if countries turn their words into long-term action, a study said. The crunch UN summit will be officially opened by more than 150 heads of state and government on Monday, maki...

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