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CO2 CONCENTRATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE

OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE + 3.2°C to + 5.4°C5.9°F – 9.7°F

We keep on relying on fossil fuels as the primary source of energyWe live in an energy-intensive world based on the use of ever more expensive and scarce fossil fuels. There is large transformation and damage to the natural environment and to the human enterprise. The cost of adaptation far exceeds the cost of climate mitigation.

+ 2.0°C to + 3.7°C3.6°F – 6.7°F

Slow but existing policy developmentA range of technologies and strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are adopted : CO² emissions begin to decrease after 2100. The pace of mitigation is too slow to prevent very large changes in the natural and human environments across the globe.

+ 1.7°C to + 3.2°C3.1°F – 5.8°F

Big leaps towards a green economyThe nations have loosened their dependence on fossil fuels. Climate policies now also value natural vegetation for their carbon stores. But by 2100, global mean temperature will rise beyond 2°C with large consequences for natural and human environments.

+ 0.9°C to + 2.3°C1.6°F – 4.1°F

A fully decarbonized worldBy 2020, carbon emissions peak and then begin to rapidly fall, with emission reductions of about 50% by 2050. Society becomes fully decarbonized by the end of this century with the possible need for technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Sea level rises Permafrost shrinking

Significant negative impact on crop yields

Existing rainfall patterns will intensify at the regional level

Extreme precipitation events are more intense and frequent

Major species extinction

Vegetation losing efficiency in removing CO²

Coral reef subject to long-term degradation

Heat waves increase very significantly

Arctic sea ice could disappear in summer

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EMISSIONS SOURCESWorld carbon emissions

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REGIONAL EMISSIONSWorld carbon emissions

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