Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must Be Avoided, was released by the World Bank on November 19. The report, prepared for the bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Climate Analytics, says global mean temperatures are now about 0.8°C above pre-industrial levels and are set to be 4°Celsius warmer by end of this century. The report warns the world is on track to a “4°C world” which will be marked by extreme heat-waves and life-threatening sea level rise. Adverse effects of global warming will be most damaging to the world’s poorest regions, and likely to undermine development efforts and goals. The World Bank suggests governments must be more aggressive in tackling climate change if the worst effects are to be avoided.
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See the full report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must Be Avoided at: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/Turn_Down_the_heat_Why_a_4_degree_centrigrade_warmer_world_must_be_avoided.pdf
A summary of the report can be found at:
An overview of the data in the form of an infographic can be viewed here: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/content/4-degree-warmer-world-we-must-and-can-avoid-it-infographic
