1.5C
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Warming beyond 1.5C will unleash a frightening set of consequences and scientists say only a global transformation, beginning now, can avoid it
Climate Weekly: Saudis push back as IPCC talks head into overtime
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