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Paris Agreement Temperature Targets Could Worsen Climate Injustice For Island States

Aerial shot of a sailboat anchored in a small bay on an island with the ocean

New research from Dr.'s Shaina Sadai, Rob DeConto, and colleagues, recently published in the journal Earth’s Future, shows that even the most optimistic Paris Agreement temperature targets can lead to catastrophic sea-level rise, which has already begun and will affect low-lying nations for generations to come...