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Australia must double down to meet our climate targets, new study shows how

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Phys.org
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Within the next five years, global warming is set to breach the 1.5°C threshold at the heart of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

This will have dire consequences, from rapidly melting ice sheets to ghostly white coral reefs.

Key facts

  • Within the next five years, global warming is set to breach the 1.5°C threshold at the heart of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:20:01 UTC.

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