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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    World must halve CO2 emissions in 7 years to avoid catastrophe

    Earth is approaching catastrophic levels of global warming and irreversible damage within the next decade, but there’s still a little time to avoid calamity, says the U.N.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 20, 2023 • 9m Listen

    The planet is approaching catastrophic levels of global warming and irreversible damage within the next decade, according to the most definitive report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. To avoid calamity, the U.N. says, the world needs to collectively cut emissions in half by 2030.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    San Quentin reimagined, COVID origin theory, Nowruz songs
    1. 0:00World must halve CO2 emissions in 7 years to avoid catastropheYou’re reading this
    2. 9:57Raccoon dog: Culprit in COVID origin theory. What’s this animal?
    3. 17:07Wyoming bans abortion drugs. Will other states follow suit?
    4. 25:34San Quentin’s proposed transformation is about public safety
    5. 35:47Happy Nowruz: Celebrate Persian New Year with these songs
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