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Drought-resistant plants such as these in the Majorelle gardens in Marrakech, Morocco, would become more common in British gardens. Photograph: Clay Perry/Corbis
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There is no doubt that we should aim to limit changes in the global mean surface temperature to 2C above pre-industrial,"
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The EU is committed to limiting emissions globally so that temperatures do not rise more than 2C.
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Sir David King. He said that even with a comprehensive global deal to keep carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere at below 450 parts per million there is a 50% probability that temperatures would exceed 2C and a 20% probability they would exceed 3.5C.
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Alluding to the US effort in the 1960s to put a man on the moon he advocated an "Apollo-type programme" to introduce 10 to 20 CCS pilot projects - which work by burying carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels underground
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"This offsetting effect, which is equivalent to about 100 parts per million of carbon dioxide, will largely disappear if China and India follow the lead of the US and Europe in limiting sulphur emissions, the cause of acid deposition," he said.
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Climate change: Prepare for global temperature rise of 4C, warns top scientist | Environment | The Guardian
"Oh man, the bullshiit piled up so fast in
Vietnam, you needed wings to stay above it."
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