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Top Climate Scientist Declares 2C Climate Goal 'Dead'

Climate activists hold a protest action during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021 (Credit: AFP)

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists.

Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought.

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