The report said that the two degree average change in temperature that most scientists agreed on is more likely to average around 8 degrees warmer.

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While it is possible to imagine doing so in a way that cancels out the change in average temperature caused by an increase in carbon dioxide, such a reduction would not simply restore the status quo.

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