Once you are out of the safety zone, going to zero emissions doesn't help you any longer.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “Once you are out of the safety zone, going to zero emissions doesn't help you any longer.”
On the recordJuly 26, 2022
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Stresses the need to remove excess carbon dioxide after reaching unsafe levels.
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