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A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that half a degree of warming matters—a lot.

6月7日至8日，第二届中美气候智慧型/低碳城市峰会在北京召开。作为全球两个最大温室气体排放国之间最高级别的气候对话，峰会旨在加强城市应对气候变化行动，从城市层面落实国家气候承诺。在第一届中美气候峰会上，中国有十一个省市加入“率先达峰城市联盟”，预计在本届峰会上将有更多的城市响应这一号召。

城市是温室气体的主要排放源，也是应对气候变化的主力单元。世界资源研究所中国气候团队制作“城市达峰知多少”信息图，帮你解读城市碳排放达峰四大关键问题：

• 为什么要达峰？

• 什么是达峰？

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