To prevent climate catastrophe, abandon the idea we can limit overheating to 1.5C
3 years ago

To prevent climate catastrophe, abandon the idea we can limit overheating to 1.5C

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the IPCC last year, “Human-induced warming reached approximately 1C above pre-industrial levels in 2017.” That was five years ago. There’s nothing really worse for human beings than not being able to take care of the next generation.” The talk went viral partly because, I believe, of this startling admission of shared failure. To keep up to speed with all the latest opinions and comment sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter by clicking here By admitting we have failed bigger still, that the dream of 1.5C is gone, we can harvest and unleash greater power than we have dared to imagine. Abandoning the idea that we can limit climate change to 1.5C is not giving up.

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Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

Earth is 'off-track' to limit global warming to 1.5°C, scientists warn - as satellites show a 'very large rise' in CO2 across the globe
2 months, 1 week ago

Earth is 'off-track' to limit global warming to 1.5°C, scientists warn - as satellites show a 'very large rise' in CO2 across the globe

Daily Mail  

Global warming is quickly spiralling out of control, the Met Office has warned. Last year, measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, revealed the fastest annual rise in carbon dioxide since records began back in 1958. Last year, measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, revealed the fastest annual rise in carbon dioxide since records began back in 1958 The study comes …

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.
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55 years, 2 months ago

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. To understand why this specific temperature matters so much, let’s rewind a bit: The original goal in the run-up to Paris was to set a line of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius. The 2015 Paris Agreement put the …

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At a time when Los Angeles wildfires are leaving a trail of mass destruction charring thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, in what President Joe Biden called the most catastrophic fires in California’s history, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record, with global average temperatures reaching 1.6°C above …

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

India Today  

The world has officially crossed a significant climate milestone, with 2024 becoming the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on January 10, 2025, highlighting the urgent need for action against climate change. The rising greenhouse gas emissions are propelling …

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor

The Hindu  

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5°C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near. Stark warning Johan Rockstrom …

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?
4 months, 1 week ago

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?

NPR  

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Sponsor Message Because of those delays, "it's a matter of when, not if," that level of warming will be surpassed, says Richard Betts, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter in the U.K. Betts stresses that surpassing the 1.5 C level of warming should not be a …

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change

Daily Mail  

Time may be running out to curb climate change, scientists have warned - as new data reveals that the critical 1.5°C threshold has already been reached. Scientists say that a new method for attributing human-caused climate change shows that the 1.5°C limit laid out in the Paris Agreement has already been passed This comes after scientists from the Copernicus Climate …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
5 months ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
5 months ago

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The Independent  

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How is the world doing on climate change? Not great
5 months ago

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

NPR  

How is the world doing on climate change? Global greenhouse gas emissions rose to a new record in 2023, and if countries do not change course, the world will see warming of more than 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. That would blow past the targets set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement: Countries have agreed to …

Climate Authority warns that to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, Australia must cut emissions by 75pc by 2035
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate Authority warns that to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, Australia must cut emissions by 75pc by 2035

ABC  

Australians should keep an open mind to alternatives like nuclear power, given how large the task is to cut carbon emissions, Energy Minister Chris Bowen's hand-picked climate adviser has said. Former state Liberal MP Matt Kean's report also included a stark warning that Australia must massively cut emissions in the next decade to escape the most severe global warming scenarios. …

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say
7 months ago

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say

Salon  

When almost 200 nations signed the Paris climate agreement in 2015, they pledged to keep Earth's average temperature to no greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The scientists learned that even within all but the most ambitious projections regarding limiting greenhouse gas emissions, humans still fail to fall below the 1.6 degrees Celsius threshold. Speaking to Salon last …

Road to 1.5°C goal ‘steep’, need more cooperation: UN climate chief
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Road to 1.5°C goal ‘steep’, need more cooperation: UN climate chief

Hindustan Times  

The Bonn Climate Change Conference opened on Monday with a dire warning from the UN climate chief: the world is headed for 2.7°C warming and the road to restrict warming to 1.5°C is extremely steep. UN climate chief Simon Stiell Addressing the opening plenary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change chief Simon Stiell stressed the importance of international cooperation, …

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming

Hindustan Times  

As record-high temperatures and unprecedented heat waves sweep across Asia, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been clearer. This article explores the impacts of rising temperatures, evaluates the current efforts to combat global warming, and considers the need for enhanced adaptability. Global warming {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Countries across Asia are experiencing record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves, …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly
1 year, 1 month ago

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly

Hindustan Times  

Earth is running a fever, and the latest temperature readings aren’t offering much comfort. Last week, climate data released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, better known as C3S, presented another warning about the impending climate crisis hovering over humanity — for the first time in recorded human history, 12 consecutive months saw temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial …

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C

Al Jazeera  

Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil, former and future hosts of UN climate summits, are joining forces to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The next round of countries’ climate targets …

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time
1 year, 1 month ago

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year for the first time, with January …

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period
1 year, 1 month ago

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Al Jazeera  

EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported the run of …

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN warns world ‘out of road’ for limiting warming to 1.5C ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C this century, the United Nations has warned. Time to ‘step up’ The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree …

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.
1 year, 4 months ago

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.

The Hindu  

The world is “failing to get a grip” on climate change, the U.N. warned on November 14, as an assessment of current climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes climate negotiations, the United Nations climate change organisation said the world was failing to act with sufficient urgency to …

Window to avoid 1.5 degrees of warming will close before 2030: Study
1 year, 4 months ago

Window to avoid 1.5 degrees of warming will close before 2030: Study

Live Mint  

By early 2029, the world is likely to breach a key tipping point, an increase in 1.5 degrees of warming, the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming, if fossil fuels continue to burn at their current rate, a new study says. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers, provides the latest comprehensive analysis of the world’s carbon budget, …

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’
1 year, 4 months ago

Window for stopping global warming above 1.5C ‘rapidly closing’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The carbon budget for stopping the Earth heating 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could run out …

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds
1 year, 4 months ago

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

NPR  

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Marco Ugarte/AP Marco Ugarte/AP It is unlikely, but not impossible, for humans to hit the lower temperature target set by the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, according to new research conducted by an international group of scientists. Sponsor Message The Paris climate …

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that
1 year, 6 months ago

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

Associated Press  

With the world far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming, a new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how quickly and deeply energy and financial systems must change to get back on a safer path. To get there, the report said, “the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels is required,” using a phrase international …

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that
1 year, 6 months ago

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

The Independent  

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10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency
55 years, 2 months ago

10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency

Wired  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does not mince its words when describing the disastrous effect that humans are having on the planet. Without very significant reductions in greenhouse gases—beginning immediately—it is very likely that global surface temperatures will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. There’s more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than …

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The so-called “Climate Clock” looming over New York’s Union Square passed a critical milestone on …

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist
1 year, 8 months ago

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A leading climate scientist has said he is “very pessimistic” about the world reducing emissions …

World breached 1.5C limit temporarily in hottest June on record
1 year, 9 months ago

World breached 1.5C limit temporarily in hottest June on record

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world breached – for a time – 1.5 degrees Celsius this month, scientists confirmed …

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn
1 year, 9 months ago

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn

Hindustan Times  

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," they reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers. World leaders will be …

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists
1 year, 10 months ago

Current climate path will lead to collapse of life on Earth, say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Failing to limit the global temperature to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could trigger tipping points …

World likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius limit. What does this mean for mankind?
1 year, 10 months ago

World likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius limit. What does this mean for mankind?

Firstpost  

It’s getting hot, hot, and hot and our world is likely to break a key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict. We need to be prepared.” As the world braces for this climate milestone, here’s a better understanding of what is the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit that the WMO is speaking of? The …

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is the 1.5C target? And how does it affect the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In 2015 almost all of the world’s countries pledged to limit global warming to “well …

Global temperatures likely to rise beyond 1.5C limit within next five years
1 year, 10 months ago

Global temperatures likely to rise beyond 1.5C limit within next five years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Global temperatures are likely to surpass the key limit of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’
2 years ago

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After five years of meetings, reports and debate, the world’s scientific community has delivered an …

Temperature rising by 1.5C likely in near term unless world acts now, UN says
2 years ago

Temperature rising by 1.5C likely in near term unless world acts now, UN says

Live Mint  

The report published today by the world’s leading climate science body, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, summarizes the panel’s output over the past five years, amounting to some 10,000 pages of dense scientific prose. “This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe,” said UN Secretary …

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report
2 years ago

Overshooting 1.5°C warming would lead to irreversible impacts: IPCC report

Hindustan Times  

Overshooting 1.5°C warming will lead to irreversible impacts and risks for human and natural systems, all growing with the magnitude and duration of overshoot, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the key scientific authority on climate crisis, warned on Monday. Making it clear that the 1.5°C goal will be breached within next few years even in the lowest emissions scenario, …

Warnings About Humanity’s Future Don’t Get More Dire Than This
2 years ago

Warnings About Humanity’s Future Don’t Get More Dire Than This

Wired  

Today, the plummeting price of renewables is helping humanity decarbonize: Wind energy prices dropped by 55 percent in the 2010s, the new report notes, while solar power and lithium ion batteries got 85 percent cheaper—much cheaper than researchers had anticipated. The report “makes it clear that the world has made some progress on climate change—there is some good news,” says …

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots
2 years ago

IPCC: global warming "likely" to pass 1.5 degree mark, but there are bright spots

NL Times  

Even if greenhouse gas emissions fall drastically in the coming years, global warming is "more likely" to exceed 1.5 degrees in the near future than not to exceed that point. "Current policy is insufficient, but we certainly see the effects of climate policy," said Dutch researcher Detlef van Vuuren. "In almost all scenarios, we will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees of …

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future
2 years ago

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future

Al Jazeera  

Hitting the 2015 Paris Agreement temperature goals will require a massive reduction in fossil fuel use and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, IPCC reports say. Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at …

‘Planet in the crosshairs’: UN chief demands rapid emission cuts
2 years ago

‘Planet in the crosshairs’: UN chief demands rapid emission cuts

Al Jazeera  

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the latest report by UN climate scientists ‘could not come at a more pivotal time’. The head of the United Nations called for scientists to serve up “cold hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. In a video address to delegates, UN Secretary-General …

Climate Change ‘Doom Loop’: How to reclaim the narrative of urgent climate action
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Change ‘Doom Loop’: How to reclaim the narrative of urgent climate action

Live Mint  

The fight to battle climate change and global heating has always been one led by narrative. Despite decades of irrefutable scientific work that has shown the extent to which we are skirting with global disaster, the reality of climate change and its reason—our energy dependence on fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas—needed to overcome the denial and obfuscation of …

Climate Change: Why we could see a terrible rise in global temperatures in just 50 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Change: Why we could see a terrible rise in global temperatures in just 50 years

Live Mint  

The United Nations’ international body on climate science, the IPCC, is easily the most authoritative institution on global heating. While it can be suspected that the intricacies of international consensus could have more than a little to do with this, the fact remains that even the most conservative estimates state that the world is fast running out of time to …

Loss and Damage decisions, pitfalls and promises
2 years, 3 months ago

Loss and Damage decisions, pitfalls and promises

The Hindu  

A major takeaway from COP27 in Egypt, as far as loss and damage is concerned, is the decision relating to new funding arrangements focusing on L and D — those particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Past, present and the future In the entire climate change negotiations, the developed countries have consistently opposed being made liable for …

Cop27 deal leaves 1.5C global heating pledge ‘on life support’, says Alok Sharma
2 years, 4 months ago

Cop27 deal leaves 1.5C global heating pledge ‘on life support’, says Alok Sharma

The Independent  

Alok Sharma has said the ambition to limit global heating to 1.5C is “on life support” after a deal was struck in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt. “Unfortunately, it remains on life support.” The Cop26 president, who shepherded through the Glasgow Climate Pact last year, welcomed what he described as “historic” progress …

Earth is still 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after the COP27 deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Earth is still 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after the COP27 deal

Daily Mail  

This includes those on phasing out fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions However, some attendees were 'disappointed' by other 'weakened' pledges This will give financial aid to poorer countries more vulnerable to climate change The planet remains 'on the brink of climate catastrophe' after a deal was struck at the end of the COP27 summit yesterday, according to climate experts. …

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