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Climate of the future

The future climate depends largely on greenhouse gas emissions. All IPCC climate scenarios predict increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and other changes.

  • Changes in temperature
    Changes in temperature

    For the next two decades, climate models predict a temperature increase of 0.2°C per decade for all IPCC greenhouse gas emission scenarios (assuming no political or other interventions to counter emissions).  

  • Changes in water levels
    Changes in water levels

    Changes in global sea level will depend on greenhouse gas emissions. For 2090-2099, as compared to 1980-1999, the likely global water level increases for the lowest IPCC emission scenario are between 18 and 38 cm, and 26 to 59 cm for the highest scenario. 

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