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CO2 building up faster than needed to hit 1.5C target, says Met Office

Source: AP

Carbon dioxide is building up in the atmosphere faster than what is needed to limit global temperatures to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the Met Office has said.

This limit is a key target of the Paris Agreement made in 2015, though continued emissions since then have made it

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