'Derailment risk': Study warns climate impacts could erode societies' ability to decarbonise

James Murray
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'Derailment risk': Study warns climate impacts could erode societies' ability to decarbonise

New paper argues policymakers and businesses need to recognise risk of 'doom loops' where climate impacts derail efforts to cut emissions and enhance resilience

Governments and businesses are failing to respond to the growing risk of climate impacts eroding the ability of economies to both decarbonise and enhance their climate resilience, which would in turn increase...

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