Greta Thunberg says global warming's 'worst consequences' can be avoided

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says people can still avoid "the worst consequences" of climate change, but only if we treat it for what it is: "a crisis". Ms Thunberg, 18, made the comments after a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the world's most authoritative body on climate science made up of hundreds of scientists and governments — warned the Earth could be a decade away from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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