Briefing Note on the assessment “Differential climate impacts for policy-relevant limits to global warming: The case of 1.5°C and 2°C”

A new study analyses the differences in impacts the world would face at 1.5°C and 2°C in a comprehensive and comparable way for the first time. It finds that the increases in impacts between 1.5°C and 2°C are large, significant and pronounced for regions with limited adaptive capacity and high exposure.