‘Scientists got their modelling wrong’: Climate change not as threatening to planet as previously thought, new research suggests

By Henry Bodkin

Climate change poses less of an immediate threat to the planet than previously thought because scientists got their modelling wrong, a new study has found. New research by British scientists reveals the world is being polluted and warming up less quickly than 10-year-old forecasts predicted, giving countries more time to get a grip on their carbon output.

An unexpected “revolution” in affordable renewable energy has also contributed to the more positive outlook.

Experts now say there is a two-in-three chance of keeping global temperatures within 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, the ultimate goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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They also condemned the “overreaction” to the US’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, announced by Donald Trum

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