Turning the climate tide by 2020

The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending — down of the global greenhouse — gas emissions curve, leading experts caution. Aggressive reduction of fossil-fuel usage is the key to averting devastating heat extremes and unmanageable sea level rise, authors argue. In the run-up to the G20 summit of the planet’s leading economies, the article sets six milestones for a clean industrial revolution.