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New report: If current levels hold, as little as 6 years remain to limit global warming to 1.5°C

A new study says we have between six to twelve years to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions — a critical goal to keep the planet from warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and beyond. But a co-author of the study says we have a good chance to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Imperial College London research fellow Robin Lamboll, who coauthored a new study about our global carbon budget.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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