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New pathways to 1.5°C: interpreting the IPCC’s Working Group III scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bill Hare
In total, the IPCC's Working Group III report assessed 97 pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C, adding to our understanding of the options and conditions for achieving the necessary emissions reductions. We take a closer look at how 1.5°C compatible pathways are defined in the IPCC AR6 report and why this matters.
Heatwave and war are unveiling the vulnerability of India’s coal dominated power sector
Dr Nandini Das
A deadly heatwave has pushed electricity demand to a new high in India. In response, the Indian government plans to increase domestic production and imports of coal. Instead, this crisis should present an opportunity to ramp up its renewables expansion.
Understanding the Paris Agreement’s Long Term Temperature Goal
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Dr Alexander Nauels, Uta Klönne, Bill Hare
The 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement is now widely accepted as the goal towards which climate policy is working. The science behind the goal is extensive and the Agreement’s language is precise. We explain how it should be interpreted.
In this blog post, first published in The Conversation, our CEO, Bill Hare, analyses Australia’s federal election campaign and the global warming implications of the policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens and the “teal” independents.
The strongest reason to keep 1.5°C within reach? The climate crisis that is already upon us
Bill Hare, Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Just like most past climate conferences, COP26 delivered a mixed outcome, and people are entitled to feel angry, scared and frustrated at the glacial progress made. Glasgow was the first big test of Paris Agreement’s implementation and in particular its ambition ratchet-up mechanism – and it failed the test. Unpacking what happened at COP26, however, shows that there are grounds for hope.
Are you kidding, India? Your last-minute Glasgow intervention won’t relieve pressure to ditch coal
Bill Hare
Even though India managed to weaken the language on coal phase-out in the Glasgow Climate Pact, the pressure to ditch the fossil fuel is not going away.