'Net zero is not enough': Why climate experts are calling for 'net negative' emissions strategies

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the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C warming threshold could be breached as soon as 2030, the CCAG has warned | Credit: iStock
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the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C warming threshold could be breached as soon as 2030, the CCAG has warned | Credit: iStock

Climate Crisis Advisory Group argues that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 could reach dangerous levels by 2050, even if net zero targets are met

Net zero emission climate targets may have swept the public and private sectors over the past two years, but businesses and governments must now step up their ambition further if they want to avert dangerous...

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