The 2021 report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared a "code red for humanity," warning of devastating environmental consequences if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed.

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Pro: The UN Secretary-General responded to the 2021 IPCC report by saying, "This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet… Countries should also end all new fossil fuel exploration and production, and shift fossil fuel subsidies into renewable energy."

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Con: The 2021 IPCC report may exaggerate the likelihood and severity of climate change's adverse effects.

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The 2021 report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared a "code red for humanity," warning of devastating environmental consequences if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed.

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The UN Secretary-General responded to the 2021 IPCC report by saying, "This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet… Countries should also end all new fossil fuel exploration and production, and shift fossil fuel subsidies into renewable energy."

The 2021 IPCC report may exaggerate the likelihood and severity of climate change's adverse effects.

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The 2021 report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared a "code red for humanity," warning of devastating environmental consequences if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed.

Pro claim 1, children below

The UN Secretary-General responded to the 2021 IPCC report by saying, "This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet… Countries should also end all new fossil fuel exploration and production, and shift fossil fuel subsidies into renewable energy."

Con claim 1

The 2021 IPCC report may exaggerate the likelihood and severity of climate change's adverse effects.