Report warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather
Boris Johnson, prime minister of the UK, hosts of Cop26, said: “Today’s report makes for sobering reading, and it is clear that the next decade is going to be pivotal to securing the future of our planet … I hope today’s report will be a wake-up call for the world to take action now, before we meet in Glasgow in November for theJohn Kerry, special envoy to US president Joe Biden, said: “The IPCC report underscores the overwhelming urgency of this moment.
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