Deutsche-Welle: A new UN report has warned the chances of limiting an increase in global temperature to two degrees Celcius this century are becoming increasingly slim. The news comes ahead of the body's annual climate talks next week.
By 2020, emissions of so-called "carbon dioxide equivalents" will reach around 59 billion tons, The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report presented in Berlin on Tuesday. In order to achieve the two-degree goal, that number should not be more than 44 billion tons by 2020....