Sentences with «risk of catastrophic climate change»
And even though models are inherently imprecise, their combined evidence is strong that firm action to control pollution will head off the greatest risks of catastrophic climate change. (insideclimatenews.org)
Most importantly, a 100 % renewable energy future would see CO2 emissions from the world's energy supply sector reduced by over 80 per cent by 2050 worldwide - providing a high level of confidence that the average global temperature rise will be kept to well below two degrees Celsius, the threshold identified as presenting unacceptable risks of catastrophic climate change. (earthtimes.org)
We don't know much about tipping points, but, as Howarth observes, «'' the world runs a high risk of catastrophic climate change in the period of 15 to 35 years from now. (johnquiggin.com)