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UN: The world is expected to cross the 1.5 degree mark within a few years

UN: The world is expected to cross the 1.5 degree mark within a few years

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A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme states that even in the most optimistic scenario, warming will peak at around 1.8 degrees. Returning below the threshold set in the Paris Agreement is only possible through immediate cuts
Lack of investment in the environment will lead to poverty. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New UN report: Investing in planetary health will lead to higher growth; business as usual will lead to GDP cuts and poverty

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UNEP's GEO-7 report states that shifting from a "business as usual" economy to investing in a stable climate, nature and reducing pollution could yield up to $20 trillion a year by 2070, prevent millions of deaths and eliminate
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