Climate change communication should focus less on specific numbers
Overemphasis on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius misses a key point, some experts say
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A protestor holds a “1.5 degrees” sign outside the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 12. One stated goal of the conference was to keep a global warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 “within reach.”
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