Why the UN’s COP27 Climate Change Conference Is Such a Big Deal


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This story is part of Choosing Earth, a series that chronicles the impact of climate change and explores what's being done about the problem. With Hurricane Ian in the US and Caribbean, a monsoon flood devastating one-third of Pakistan, and Europe's hottest summer on record, Mother Nature has shown us that the effects of climate change are having a material impact on our lives in 2022. The science is clear: To mitigate the worst effects of the human-made climate crisis, humanity must prevent temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels (we're currently at around 1.3 degrees). That benchmark...