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.

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.

President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping

September 2016

The spirit of Paris — alive and kicking

Today the presidents of the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas polluters, China and the US, ratified the Paris Agreement, making the possibility of its entry into force by the end of this year or early next ever more likely.

The 1.5℃ limit

Lake Keepit in drought, Australia. Image by Wallula from Pixabay

August 2016

What does the Paris 1.5°C limit mean for Australia?

Last December in Paris, Australia, along with world governments, agreed to keep warming well below 2˚C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5˚C. What does this mean for Australia’s climate policy and decarbonisation? What would the differences in impacts be for Australia between 1.5˚C and 2˚C of warming? We undertook a study for The Climate Institute to examine these points in detail.

July 2016

No time to lose: the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement

Bill Hare

The Paris Agreement’s long-term goal of a 1.5°C temperature-increase limit provides key guidance for shaping climate policy globally and nationally. It also serves as a wake-up call for immediate increased climate action if the world is to have a chance to reach the goal. The problem is that effecting real climate change is a long-term process and takes years to see results.

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