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PostFebruary 5, 2019

We could still prevent 1.5 ˚C of warming—but we almost certainly won’t

A recent study has found that there is still a chance, 64% in fact, that the human population will be able to keep global temperature increase below 1.5 ˚C. In this piece, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, cracks down on whether the changes necessary to achieve this goal are truly possible in today's world.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612753/we-could-still-prevent-15-c-o…

Photo from: Monika Skolimowska/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP Images

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