Ice falling into the water on the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
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A few years’ delay in reaching net zero emissions will have consequences for hundreds or thousands of years, leading to warmer oceans, greater ice loss in Antarctica and higher temperatures worldwide.
Nations around the world have collectively pledged to limit global warming to more than 2°C, a goal that can only be achieved by reaching net zero emissions – effectively ending almost all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions – before the end of the century. But once that incredibly challenging goal…
