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For the first time, global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases might finally stop rising and head into long-term decline.

For the first time, global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases might finally stop rising and head into long-term decline.

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Pilita Clark

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Some time in the near future, perhaps as soon as 2024, humans are likely to experience something that has never happened in modern history before.

For the first time, global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases might finally stop rising and head into long-term decline.

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