The IPCC makes it clear: fossil fuels must go

Averting dangerous warming requires “a substantial reduction in overall fossil fuel use," the world's leading climate scientists said Monday.

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Yesterday was IPCC report day—and if you’ve been reading this newsletter for awhile, you know those aren’t always our favorite.

Two years ago, in an article called “I don’t like IPCC report day,” Emily noted that the U.N. body’s bombshell climate change reports, while valuable in many ways, often i…