Global temperatures 'set to rise by 6C'

The temperature of the planet could be set to rise by as much as six degrees Celsius by the end of this century, it has been revealed.

Could the world temperature rise by as much as six degrees Celsius?

The findings are from a study by the Global Carbon Project.

The group is made up of international scientists, led by Corinne Le Quere, at the University of East Anglia, and for the report, they looked at how economic changes and the way in which land across the globe is used for industry has altered where high levels of CO2 can be found in the earth's atmosphere.

Scientists on the team looked at 50 years of information relating to carbon emissions from all sources, from human use of the planet, to natural sources such as volcanoes.

By doing this, they came up with data which showed how much CO2 is still going to be able to be naturally absorbed by areas, such as rainforests and the sea.

Commenting on the figures, Le Quere warned that should global leaders fail to come to agreements at the upcoming climate change conference, "we will be on a path to five or six degrees Celsius".

World leaders are set to meet in Copenhagen in December to come up with a strategy to replace the existing Kyoto agreement.

Written by Sandra Mann. ADNFCR-2073-ID-19470224-ADNFCR