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Landmark UN scientists’ report confirms ruinous contrast between 1.5˚C & 2˚C global warming 

This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.

The IPCC concludes that for 1.5˚C limit, emissions must be cut from 2010 levels by 45% by 2030, and to net zero by 2050 (by 20% and 2075 for 2˚C).

A baby born today may well live >100 years, given trends in medicine. But unless the human world is utterly reconfigured before he / she is middle aged, he / she will get to see cannibalism on the streets and many other horrors of a world no longer able to feed or provide water to most of its population. The good news is the reconfiguring is doable, as I endeavour to chronicle on Future Today.

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