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Claim Text: every five years of delay adds roughly one-tenth of a degree to the eventual peak.
Simplified Text: Every five-year delay in eliminating carbon dioxide from the energy and industrial economy adds approximately one-tenth of a degree Celsius to the eventual peak global warming.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "delay_period": "5 years", "temperature_increase": "0.1 degree Celsius" }
Subject Tags: Science Environment Climate Change Statistics
UUID: 5fa5fe01-2a17-489d-a0fa-3c0a20fb1dc6
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Created: September 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM (2 weeks ago)

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