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IPCC Climate Report Says Only Global Cooperation Will Stave Off Catastrophe

Published August 9, 2021 at 12:06 PM CDT

Top climate scientists say the most drastic effects of global warming can only be staved off by sustained global elimination of fossil fuels, according to a dire report on global warming published Monday morning by the United Nations-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Rachel Cleetus, policy director and lead economist for the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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