Rise of Global average temperatures on course for 2.7°C
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The new Canada’s Changing Climate Report, from Environment and Climate Change Canada, states the global average temperature rise since the pre-industrial era is currently on course for 2.7°C. Even if the world were to adopt net zero policies it will not be possible to limit the rise to less than 1.8°C. The situation is worse in Northern latutudes. "Since Since 1970, Canada has warmed nearly twice as fast as the global average, and the Canadian Arctic has warmed three times as fast as the global average." Canada's average temperature has warmed by 2.0°C and is on…
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