While the Paris Climate Agreement strives to keep global average temperatures below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the ultimate goal is to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. How important is that difference though? What might happen if the temperatures rise just 2 degrees higher? This finely made graph will give you all the unfortunate details—while making you realize why we all need to do more to limit emissions.
Why 2 degrees of global warming is way worse than 1.5 degrees
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