25 November 2011

Fast action could cut near-term climate change

A new report written by an international team, including members of the IIASA GAINS project, was launched today in London ahead of next weeks COP17 climate meeting in Durban.

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Using the GAINS model, and other tools, the UNEP report outlines 16 measures which could reduce global warming, avoid millions of premature deaths, and reduce global crop yield losses by tackling black carbon, methane and ground-level ozone. More


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