Publications

While there is a significant improvement on climate action globally, despite US rollbacks, President Trump’s announced intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, has led to a significant deterioration in the effect of Paris Agreement commitments (NDCs)—by about 0.3°C.

This briefing provides an overview of the latest science on key risks for ocean systems including from sea-level rise, ocean acidification and impacts on coral reefs and other marine and coastal ecosystems.

The adoption of the 1.5°C long-term warming limit in the Paris Agreement made 1.5°C a ‘hot topic’ in the scientific community, with researchers eager to address this issue. This article describes this context in detail, and illustrates its importance by showing the impact it can have on global carbon budget estimates.

This special feature of the journal Regional Environmental Change examines biophysical impacts under different warming scenarios and considers scientifically derived development impacts to gain a better understanding of vulnerability to climate change.