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![Why using 20-year Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) for emission targets are a very bad idea for climate policy](https://ca1-clm.edcdn.com/publications/_c400x565/20-year_gwps_bad_idea_for_climate_policy_16112017.pdf-6941.jpg?v=1706770444)
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![The dangers of blue carbon offsets: from hot air to hot water?](https://ca1-clm.edcdn.com/publications/_c400x565/blue_carbon_briefing_16112017.pdf-7251.jpg?v=1706770444)
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There has been much talk of “Blue Carbon” in the Bonn climate negotiations. But what does it really mean? This briefing sets out the issues and finds that the use of blue carbon to offset and hence effectively avoid required emission reductions in other sectors would undermine our ability to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.
![Improvement in warming outlook as India and China move ahead, but Paris Agreement gap still looms large](https://ca1-clm.edcdn.com/publications/_c400x565/cat_2017-11-15_improvement-in-warming-outlook.pdf-7357.jpg?v=1706861293)
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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.
![About 80% of EU and German, virtually all Polish coal plants non-compliant with new EU 2021 air pollution regulations](https://ca1-clm.edcdn.com/publications/_c400x565/coal_germany_briefing_15112017.pdf-82784.jpg?v=1706861293)
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Apart from being the largest source of CO2 emissions, coal combustion is also a major threat to public health globally. About 82% of EU, 80% German and virtually all Polish coal power plants do not comply with a new EU regulation on industry air pollution emissions standards that they need to meet by 2021.
![“Because the ocean” – achieving the Paris Agreement 1.5°C temperature limit](https://ca1-clm.edcdn.com/publications/_c400x565/climate_risks_oceans_09112017_1.pdf-7487.jpg?v=1706861293)
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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.