On the recordOctober 14, 2016
This global deal will avoid more than 80 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “This global deal will avoid more than 80 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050.”
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Fact Sheet: Nearly 200 Countries Reach a Global Deal to Phase Down Potent Greenhouse Gases and Avoid Up to 0.5°C of Warming
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