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Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says

Removing carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points, one of the world’s leading scientists has warned, as even in the best-case scenario the world will heat by about 1.7C.

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