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Warming is not uniform; the Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average. Global temperatures are projected to exceed 1.5°C in the next decade.
"Warming caused by humans is now hovering around an all-time high of 1.3°C. At the current record rates of warming, the world can expect to be at 1.5°C by the
"Meeting climate targets is not compatible with fully exploiting existing fossil-fuel infrastructure, yet new investment in oil rigs and gas fields continues."
"we found no evidence that the alternative terms increased people’s sense of urgency, willingness to support climate-friendly policies or willingness to act"
"Predictions that the nuclear exit would leave Germany forced to use more coal and facing rising prices and supply problems, meanwhile, have not transpired."