Scientists comment on a proposed target for emission reduction, announced by the department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) – Prof Daniela Schmidt, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, said:
The last week has shown us that the weather in the UK is becoming hotter, that weather patterns are harder to predict. While adaptation is important for the impacts of climate change which are already here, reducing emissions is the only way bringing us back to a climate we are all more familiar with and limiting the losses of life and impacts on health, economy and nature…
Source: Science Media Centre | Climate Change
Science Media Centre | Climate Change
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