May 2017

Reports of breaching 1.5°C warming soon are exaggerated

Bill Hare, Prof Dr Michiel Schaeffer, Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner

A new paper argues that the Paris Agreement 1.5°C temperature limit could be exceeded "before 2029," but this conclusion is problematic. Here's the detailed response from our scientists.

May 2017

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

In its latest study, Faster and Cleaner 2: Kick-Starting Decarbonization, the Climate Action Tracker looked at the trends driving decarbonisation in key sectors. It turns out that it has taken only a few players to set in motion the kind of transformations that will be necessary to meet Paris Agreement’s goals.

Decarbonisation targets and 1.5℃ pathways

Brighton wind turbines Photo by Theodor Vasile on Unsplash

November 2016

We can limit global warming to 1.5°C if we do these things in the next ten years

Bill Hare

The latest Climate Action Tracker report looked at major emitting sectors and at what can be done – and how fast – to come up with a list of the most important things to do in the next decade to bend the emissions curve downwards. Bill Hare and Niklas Höhne talk about some of these key steps and the progress to date.

November 2016

Key steps in the next decade toward the 1.5°C warming limit

The latest Climate Action Tracker report spells out important, short-term steps over the next ten years that key sectors need to take to help the world achieve the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit. Here are some of the steps the big sectors can take – and some examples of what is already happening.

Decarbonisation targets and 1.5℃ pathways

Boats damaged in Cyclone Vanuatu. amanderson2, Flickr (Public domain)

November 2016

The IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just approved the outline of the special report on the 1.5°C temperature limit — here's what it will contain.

Wind turbine. Photo by Alex Eckermann on Unsplash

October 2016

New research confirms feasibility of 1.5°C

A recent research conference in Brussels revealed a range of 1.5°C scenarios derived from a larger variety of climate models. These results are an important milestone in light of the implementation of the Paris Agreement that enters into force on the 4th of November.

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Reports of breaching 1.5°C warming soon are exaggerated

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

We can limit global warming to 1.5°C if we do these things in the next ten years

Key steps in the next decade toward the 1.5°C warming limit

The IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report

New research confirms feasibility of 1.5°C