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It's unlikely that humans will achieve global warming goals. But all is not lost - NPR

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It's unlikely that humans will achieve global warming goals. But all is not lost : NPR

It's unlikely that humans will achieve global warming goals. But all is not lost
A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.

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