This is a guest post from Beth Kelly, who is a freelance writer and blogger. Born and raised in Michigan, she moved to Chicago to attend DePaul University where she graduated in 2011. She lived in Krakow, Poland briefly before moving to South Korea to teach English. She writes most frequently on health and technology topics. You can follow her on Twitter @bkelly_88.
At the end of the month, representatives from 190 nations worldwide will attempt to achieve a new international agreement enabling the limit of global warming to below 2°C. The stakes are high at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, or COP21, as this year’s event will be the first to attempt universal legislation in the face of dangerous climate disruption.
This conference comes at a time when human activity poses an increased risk to all life on this planet. Recent reports have indicated that if greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, we could soon reach a point where reversing warming trends may prove impossible.
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