Sep 17: A new report released in August 2018 by a prestigious science academy has claimed that earth may soon be warming up to a point where it may go beyond the point of no return.
8If a threshold is crossed, there will be continued warming even as human emissions are reduced. Crossing the threshold would
8The report examines the evidence that such a threshold might exist and where it might be.
8If the threshold is crossed, the resulting trajectory would likely cause serious disruptions to ecosystems, society, and economies.
8Collective human action has been suggested to steer the earth away from a potential disastrous situation.
8Such action entails stewardship of the entire Earth System — biosphere, climate, and societies — and could include decarbonisation of the global economy, enhancement of biosphere  carbon sinks, behavioural changes, technological innovations, new governance arrangements, and transformed social values.
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