Canada report projects at least 3.5 C warming
The federal government posted a second edition national climate impacts report, which finds Canada will warm by about 2.7 C by 2050 and by at least 3.5 C over pre-industrial levels by the end of the century even under a best-case net-zero-by-2050 scenario. The report links warming to more heat, wildfires, droughts, thawing permafrost, melting glaciers and rising seas and calls human-caused warming the only explanation for these shifts. Environmental groups criticized the quiet release and recent policy rollbacks, while experts urged stronger adaptation, noting each dollar invested in preparedness can return up to $15 in avoided losses.
Canada will warm at least 3.5 C by the end of the century.
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A 2019 report was released with public briefings. The new report was posted quietly before a holiday weekend. Next, the findings may increase calls for adaptation funding and policy action.
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