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Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius — the fallback target of the Paris climate accord — is now 'impossible,' according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists.

Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal 'Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development' and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought.

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