What the IPCC Report means for Global Action on 1.5°C
It is becoming increasingly clear how, in a world with warming beyond 1.5°C, the effects of climate change can quickly cascade from an environmental risk to an economic threat, such as when prolonged drought leads to a failed harvest, reducing availability across supply chains and increasing prices. Henry Throp notes in this comment on the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 synthesis report, that climate change is impacting societies globally but warming beyond 1.5°C will prove disastrous to the over three billion people who live in places highly vulnerable to climate change. The report also states that it is ‘likely’ that warming will exceed 1.5°C in the 21st century. To avoid this, greenhouse gas emissions need to be approximately halved from 2019 levels between 2030 and 2035, before approaching net-zero emissions by 2050. What is so far lacking is political will which has not yet been sufficient to enable deep, transformative decarbonization.
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