The UN's 1.5°C special climate report at a glance
- Written by Michael Hopkin, Section Editor: Energy + Environment, The Conversation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report today on the impacts of global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels.
The report outlines the considerable challenges of meeting the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5℃, the global effort needed to achieve the target, and the consequences of not.
The highlights of the report are presented below:
CC BY-ND Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Australian Labor Party had a goal of reaching 50% renewable energy by 2050. But the ALP hope to achieve the 50% target via an emissions intensity scheme by 2030.Read more http://theconversation.com/the-uns-1-5-c-special-climate-report-at-a-glance-104547