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Why 2021 Can Be The Game Changer For Climate Change?
3 new developments that have a potential of becoming revolutionary for the environment and global warming this year.
As world leaders look ahead to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow at the end of the year, scientists have declared that with concerted focus and political will, averting climate disaster is still possible, giving decisions taken this year preeminent importance in the battle for the future of the planet.
1. Game Changing New Scientific Understanding
Despite the previous year’s unfortunate events, including record-breaking heat waves, unprecedented fires, and a devastating hurricane season, 2021 has the potential to be less grim and damaging for the climate — assuming the political will to take difficult but necessary decisions.
Key to this belief is the fact that recent research shows that the probability of stopping global warming and climate change is highly likely, granted the proposed climate agendas follow through. According to a new report by the International Panel on Climate Change, if all the greenhouse gas emissions go to zero, as proposed by the participating countries, the vicious cycle of warming temperatures, melting ice, wildfires, and rising sea levels would likely be broken.
