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According to a recent major UN report, if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5 °C and prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change, we need to reduce global CO? emissions to net zero by 2050.
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After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat.
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