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Why we need to improve carbon cutting by 500% to avoid a climate catastrophe

John Fitzgerald, the Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Council, joined Andrea Gilligan on the show this morning to break down a stark new report from the UN on the world’s carbon emissions.

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14.11 27 Nov 2019


Why we need to improve carbon cutting by 500% to avoid a climate catastrophe


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14.11 27 Nov 2019


Countries will have to make a five fold increase to carbon cutting ambitions if the world is to avoid warming by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. That’s according to a stark new report from the UN on the world’s carbon emissions.

John Fitzgerald, the Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Council, joined Andrea Gilligan on the show this morning to break down just how bleak these figures are for the future of our planet,


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