The Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 pact aimed at reining in carbon emissions, aimed to limit that increase to 3.6 degrees F (2 degrees C) by 2100 -- but a November report by the World Bank warned that trends point more toward an increase twice that big by the end of the century.

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The minister said there were plans to increase the number of students taking foundation degrees by 25%.

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Projections indicate that Earth's air temperature could increase anywhere from two degrees to five degrees Celsius by 2100.

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