The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report today on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The report outlines the considerable challenges of meeting the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C, the global effort needed to achieve the target, and the consequences of not.
The highlights of the report are presented below:
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Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Australian Labor Party had a goal of reaching 50% renewable energy by 2050. But the ALP hope to achieve the 50% target via an emissions intensity scheme by 2030.