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The world kept warming in 2022. Is the 1.5-degree Celsius target within reach?

January 12, 2023Climate Change

Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is the most-repeated goal in the fight against climate change. But as each new year is among recorded history’s hottest, is it still a viable one? 

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UN scientists warn of worsening global warming

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