652378 external_news 1635878203 1635878203 Most of the world's leaders, including President Biden, are in Glasgow, Scotland for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Researchers and activists all say the planet is at a tipping point to reduce emissions. But getting commitments that translate to real change is no small lift. "This is something that is a clarion call for our generation and future generations for centuries to come," says Kim Cobb, Georgia Power Chair and ADVANCE Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and a lead author of the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). "Really, we're going to be deciding what futures we're bringing down upon ourselves, largely over the next decade. And, in part, that can be distilled to this most historic year of international ambition, or lack thereof."

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