| 1 If temperatures can be held to a rise of 1.5C, catastrophe may be averted: There is now a glimmer of hope for developing countries that climate change will be addressed and that a fossil-free world is achievable. Short- and long-term targets to decarbonise are now enshrined in law, countries have made individual commitments, there is more awareness of the problem, and governments have all agreed to act.
Over time, countries have agreed to “peak” their emissions in return for better access to technology. Low-lying islands, delta regions and coastal cities remain highly vulnerable to sea level rises and surges, but if temperatures can be held to a rise of 1.5C, mass migration and catastrophe may be averted for hundreds of millions of people...............................................Full Article: Source
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