Sentences with phrase «to avoid catastrophic warming»

But some environmentalists remain skeptical that offsets can reduce greenhouse gases to avoid catastrophic warming of the atmosphere.

But, they argue, it's not the last step or perhaps even the most important step in what will be a long battle to avoid catastrophic warming.

Coal use is growing globally and, to avoid catastrophic warming, climate scientists say we must change the way we tackle carbon emissions

We need to average 5 billion tons of carbon this century to avoid catastrophic warming.

To avoid catastrophic warming, the Arctic's offshore oil and natural gas must remain where it is.

Still, overall much remains to be done if the world is to avoid catastrophic warming.

Studies show we must refrain from burning most fossil fuel reserves to avoid catastrophic warming.

Or as I told Technology Review, «The point is, whatever technology we've got now — that's what we are stuck with to avoid catastrophic warming.»

But I don't see how it will produce steep reductions in GHG emissions within 5 - 10 years, and a nearly complete phase - out of fossil fuel use within 10 - 20 years at most, which is what is needed to avoid catastrophic warming, if indeed it is not already too late to do so.

«Speaking candidly about the prospects of the industrialized world being able to reduce its GHG emissions and avoid catastrophic warming, the only three living diplomats responsible for leading past and present UN global warming talks had this to say: