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1.5C

Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit

Australia seeks to water down climate declaration at Pacific summit

An annotated draft Pacific Islands Forum statement shows the Morrison administration trying to quash references to 1.5C, carbon neutrality and coal development

UN report on 1.5C blocked from climate talks after Saudi Arabia disputes science

UN report on 1.5C blocked from climate talks after Saudi Arabia disputes science

There will be no further formal discussions of the IPCC’s findings at the UN after Saudi Arabia fought to undermine the findings of the global scientific community

'Gentlemen's agreement' could leave 1.5C science report out of formal UN talks

‘Gentlemen’s agreement’ could leave 1.5C science report out of formal UN talks

Unless objections from Saudi Arabia can be overcome by next week, a major scientific study may be sidelined in discussions on the Paris Agreement

IEA develops pathway to ambitious 1.5C climate goal

IEA develops pathway to ambitious 1.5C climate goal

Under pressure, the International Energy Agency has started work on a scenario in line with the toughest target of the Paris Agreement for its influential outlook

I am a denier. A human extinction denier

I am a denier. A human extinction denier

The rhetoric of extinction and emergency does not adequately describe the situation we find ourselves in and is counter-productive

Britain, home of the industrial revolution, 'to end contribution to global warming'

Britain, home of the industrial revolution, ‘to end contribution to global warming’

Government advisors recommend climate target to be hiked to net-zero by 2050, a mark they said would lead the world and mobilise ambition in other countries

Saudi version of climate justice rejected by developing countries

Saudi version of climate justice rejected by developing countries

Oil-rich country’s resistance to welcoming findings of science report on 1.5C warming has marked it out from poorer countries

Climate science on 1.5C erased at UN talks as US and Saudis step in

Climate science on 1.5C erased at UN talks as US and Saudis step in

In a moment of drama in Poland, countries closed ranks against a push by oil producers to water down recognition of the UN’s report on the impacts of 1.5C warming

French senate 'failed to heed' UN science warning before protests

French senate ‘failed to heed’ UN science warning before protests

A major climate report in October found shifting to a green economy risked social disruption, but French senators told a scientist they were ‘powerless’ to respond

Islands need support to face shocking impacts of 1.5C global warming

Islands need support to face shocking impacts of 1.5C global warming

Last month’s landmark UN science report underlines why vulnerable countries must demand funding to cover their climate-induced losses

Why UN climate science reports have Africa-shaped gaps

Why UN climate science reports have Africa-shaped gaps

African experts explain the barriers they face to taking part in influential climate science assessments like this month’s blockbuster on 1.5C global warming

'Despair' as global carbon emissions to hit new record in 2018

‘Despair’ as global carbon emissions to hit new record in 2018

International Energy Agency chief says chance of meeting targets of the Paris Agreement are getting ‘weaker and weaker’

EU lawmakers support 55% emission cuts as IPCC spectre lurks

EU lawmakers support 55% emission cuts as IPCC spectre lurks

MEPs are calling on the EU to bump its 2030 target in light of this week’s scientific report of 1.5C of global warming

Reality check: is the 1.5C warming target even possible?

Reality check: is the 1.5C warming target even possible?

Scientists have warned that warming more than half a degree above now is dangerous, but can we stop it?

Climate lawyers to use UN 1.5C report to sue governments

Climate lawyers to use UN 1.5C report to sue governments

Lawyers have long planned to use a report released on Monday to lend weight to calls for climate damages or redress through the courts

Dear EU leaders, this is why we are suing you for a 1.5C global warming limit

Dear EU leaders, this is why we are suing you for a 1.5C global warming limit

Across Europe, we already feel the impacts of climate change on our farms, forests and livelihoods. Yesterday’s UN science report showed the urgency of action

Australia won't give money to Green Climate Fund, says PM

Australia won’t give money to Green Climate Fund, says PM

The country won’t withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but it’s not obliged to follow UN recommendations either, Scott Morrison said

Economics Nobel goes to inventor of models used in UN 1.5C report

Economics Nobel goes to inventor of models used in UN 1.5C report

William Nordhaus originated the idea of a 2C global warming limit but last year cast doubt on our ability to reach it. He shares the prize with Paul Romer

37 things you need to know about 1.5C global warming

37 things you need to know about 1.5C global warming

The UN climate science panel has released its summary of the evidence around the tougher climate goal demanded by vulnerable countries. We break it down

'Most important years in history': major UN report sounds last-minute climate alarm

‘Most important years in history’: major UN report sounds last-minute climate alarm

Warming beyond 1.5C will unleash a frightening set of consequences and scientists say only a global transformation, beginning now, can avoid it

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