Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says
Carbon dioxide emissions are rebounding after a dip in 2020, and researchers say that at the current rate, the Earth's "carbon budget" will be exhausted in roughly 11 years.
by Scott Neuman
Nov 04, 2021
2 minutes
The current rate of greenhouse gas pollution is so high that the Earth has about 11 years to rein in emissions if countries want to avoid the worst damage from climate change in the future, a new study concludes.
Despite dipping in 2020 because of the global pandemic, greenhouse.
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