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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

Business Green

Moreover, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the last two million years, with concentrations continuing to increase in 2020 despite the temporary dip in annual global emissions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now 'unequivocal' that human activity is driving the climate crisis.

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Scientists Have Now Linked Worsening Western Wildfires to Top Polluters

DeSmogBlog

Previous studies have quantified the share of increasing average temperatures, rising sea levels , and ocean acidification attributable to major industrial emitters. This latest study extends that analysis to the realm of wildfires.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

Business Green

Due to human activity - largely the burning of fossil fuels - concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in the last two million years, with concentrations continuing to increase in 2020 despite the temporary dip in annual global emissions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the report.

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Reaching net zero requires climate intervention and aggressive mitigation

Business Green

Currently, society is continuing to subsidise the combustion of fossil fuels at a direct and indirect cost the IMF estimates to have been $5.9tr in 2020.