Sentences with phrase «prevent climate tipping points»

Head of the SAP, Drew Shindell, talks about why a near - term climate goal is important, the main message the article aims to convey, why governments should adopt a near - term goal, and whether reducing near - term warming can prevent climate tipping points.

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Otherwise it will become impractical to constrain atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas produced in burning fossil fuels, to a level that prevents the climate system from passing tipping points that lead to disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity's control.

According to IGSD this has delayed the onset of irreversible climate change by 12 years, topping off the worst and so far preventing important climate tipping - points.

Newsweek Magazine first used the climate «tipping point» argument in 1975 to urge action to prevent man - made global cooling.

And Sir John also talked about how our hope must be to limit climate change — preventing us passing a potentially catastrophic tipping point — a great threat to life.

If developed nations need to cut their CO2 emissions not only to prevent climate change but also to give space to the developing world to catch up, without pushing the global temperatures over the tipping point, the same is true within India.

The HFC phase - down will help slow climate change and sea level rise, as well as prevent the world from reaching irreversible climatic «tipping points.»

With concerted effort, the United States and China can work with the 111 countries already committed to a phase - down under the Montreal Protocol, to slow climate change and sea level rise, as well as prevent the world from reaching irreversible climatic «tipping points.»