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Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said.
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Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at an 800,000-year high, a report Wednesday said.

In its annual State of the Climate report, the World Meteorological Organization laid bare all the markings of an increasingly warming world with oceans at record high temperatures, sea levels rising and glaciers retreating at record speed.

“Our planet is issuing more distress signals,” said António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General. He noted that the report says the international goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times is still possible. “Leaders must step up to make it happen — seizing the benefits of cheap, clean renewables for their people and economies,” he said.
 
The question is, can the world can reduce emissions without economic tradeoffs and if not, are we as global citizens willing to make those tradeoffs to mitigate climate change.
 
rippimpc said:
The question is, can the world can reduce emissions without economic tradeoffs and if not, are we as global citizens willing to make those tradeoffs to mitigate climate change.
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The answer is no, well not for those of us in the west, are we as the privileged few prepared to make sacrifices for the many? No
 
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