Why is 1.5 degrees important?

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Why is 1.5 degrees important?

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Nov 21, 2023

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In his latest Climate Change 101, Jordan Dunbar finds out why 1.5C is the world's target for limiting global warming. Why 1.5 degrees? And what happens if we miss the goal?

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Nov 21, 2023

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