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sciencedaily.com - 5/3/2009

Climate Change: How The '2 Degrees Celsius Target' Can Be Reached

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ScienceDaily: If CO2 emissions are halved by 2050 compared to 1990, global warming can be stabilised below two degrees. This is shown by two studies by a co-operation of German, Swiss and British researchers in the journal Nature. To contain global warming, and its risks and consequences, ...

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