Washington Post: When it comes to combating climate change, many scientists and policy makers focus on one major goal: cut carbon emissions enough to keep the planets average surface temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius above its pre-industrial level. But a new analysis, published on Monday by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said were still falling short of the mark.
For years, the 2-degree target has been touted by experts as a kind of climate threshold:...