Research says 'enact policies now' to limit risk of climate catastrophe
Ronald Prinn, director of MIT's Center for Global Change Science, and his group have revised their model showing how much hotter the Earth's climate will get in this century. (Photo: Donna Coveney)
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Researchers at MIT have continued a study of climate risk and released a new report to show that even moderate carbon-reduction policies can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. It also shows that action is needed quickly if global emissions reductions are to provide a good chance of avoiding a temperature increase of more than 2°C above the pre-industrial level — a widely discussed target. But the researchers determined that failing to take prompt action could result in extreme changes that could become much more difficult, if not impossible, to control.
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