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COP 24 is about more than a set of rules. It’s about designing a system that can deliver climate action in line with the IPCC’s clear message: that we must do everything possible to limit warming to 1.5°C, and that we need to act fast. Will governments gathered in Katowice act with the urgency and unity needed for preventing the most dangerous levels of climate change?
The role of finance and investment in meeting the 1.5°C goal
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Rodrigo Narvaez Rojas
This week, climate finance – funds for developing countries to enable low-emission and climate-resilient development – takes center stage as political leaders discuss how to ramp up climate ambition at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. What role can investments and finance for mitigation and adaptation play, in particular for the most vulnerable countries?
Key Messages for Small Island Developing States from the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been advocating for at least a decade for the establishment of 1.5°C as an upper limit for global average temperature increase - due to their high vulnerability to increased climate impacts. This latest IPCC 1.5°C Special Report provides the scientific assessment that supports the long-established cry of SIDS to limit global temperatures and the risks that threaten these small island nations.
Small Islands and 1.5°C — A Special Issue in Regional Environmental Change
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Climate Analytics scientists have served as guest editors for a special issue in the academic journal regional environmental change. They’ve overseen the editorial process of 15 papers that have contributed to the literature base on 1.5°C and small islands for the 1.5°C Special Report.
En route to Katowice: Negotiators from Least Developed Countries prepare for COP24
Manjeet Dhakal, Dr Fahad Saeed
Earlier this month around 30 ministers and high-level representatives from LDCs met in Addis-Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, to prepare for the upcoming climate talks to be held in Katowice, Poland (COP24) in December. They prepared main messages.
Good news! Loss & damage in the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
Dr Olivia Serdeczny
Small Island Developing States had long been calling for the inclusion of information on loss and damage. Were they heard by the authors of the newly published Special Report on 1.5°C?