World News | November 24, 2011 | 1 comment

'Gigatonne gap' risks dangerous global warming

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/8909875/Gigatonne-gap-risks-dange...

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The chances of keeping global warming within a safe limits are narrowing, scientists have warned, as governments fail to cut carbon emissions. The United Nations (UN) brought together more than 50 scientists to calculate the so-called ‘gigatonne gap’ between how much countries have pledged to cut carbon and what the science says is needed to avoid devastating global warming.
link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/8909875/Gigatonne-gap-risks-dangerous-global-warming.html
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