As the planet keeps on heating up, any global temperature beyond a warming of 2°C in coming decades would be catastrophic for life on Earth as we’ve known it. The trouble is that we are on course to a warming of as much as 3°C by century’s end, according to the United Nations.
Specifically, global emissions should fall 7.6% each year until 2030 to keep warming at around 1.5°C by 2100. For that to happen, our dependence on fossil fuels like oil and coal must be reduced by 6% annually, UNEP says.
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