In fact, the current pledges contained in the negotiating text are still grossly inadequate, leaving the planet on a crash course with at least 4 degrees Celcius of temperature rise–a terrifying prospect that would put us closer to 750ppm than 350ppm. That’s very far from where we must be, and that that gap won’t be fixed by simply waiting until the next year’s convention in Durban, South Africa.
via Progress? | 350.org.
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