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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

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

EU: Breaching 1.5C would trigger cascade of negative effects

EU: Breaching 1.5C would trigger cascade of negative effects

Confidential comments on a draft UN report show the EU calling for scientists to discount scenarios where temperatures temporarily overshoot the Paris goal

Leaked US critique of climate report sets stage for political showdown in Korea

Leaked US critique of climate report sets stage for political showdown in Korea

Confidential government feedback casts doubt on scientific models, pushes domestic energy priorities and questions economic basis for climate action

Climate science faces 'pivotal moment' and government questions

Climate science faces ‘pivotal moment’ and government questions

A major report on the impacts of warming 1.5C will be the subject of intense government scrutiny this week

Climate scientists reject 'offensive' claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report

Climate scientists reject ‘offensive’ claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report

An article claiming a landmark report on the consequences of warming past 1.5C had been watered down at the behest of big polluters has been slammed by authors

My dad, who retires today, changed how we think about climate change

My dad, who retires today, changed how we think about climate change

Climate scientist Chris Hope has worked on climate policy since its earliest years, on the day of his retirement, his son Mat finally asks him what the Page model actually is

Warming of 2C 'substantially' more harmful than 1.5C - draft UN report

Warming of 2C ‘substantially’ more harmful than 1.5C – draft UN report

Latest version of major UN science report concludes the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement does not represent a climate safe zone

Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated

Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated

A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version

We need bold action before 2020 to hold global warming below 1.5C

We need bold action before 2020 to hold global warming below 1.5C

If rich countries fail to live up to their promises over the next two years, they condemn small islands to catastrophic warming impacts, says Maldives minister

Emissions controls for 1.5C climate target to cost three times 2C: study

Emissions controls for 1.5C climate target to cost three times 2C: study

Meeting the tougher global warming limit in the Paris Agreement will require earlier emissions cuts in transport and buildings sectors, study shows

11 takeaways from the draft UN report on a 1.5C global warming limit

11 takeaways from the draft UN report on a 1.5C global warming limit

UN draft report says missing 1.5C warming target will multiply hunger, migration and conflict, but staying under will require unprecedented global cooperation

Leaked draft summary of UN special report on 1.5C climate goal - in full

Leaked draft summary of UN special report on 1.5C climate goal – in full

Read the draft summary for policymakers of the most important climate science report of the year, on the challenge of holding global warming to 1.5C

EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump

EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump

Donald Trump’s decision to axe US donations has left the IPCC with an urgent cash crunch. Sources say some governments are set to increase their contributions

Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding

Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding

National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget

UN approves plans for new IPCC global warming report

UN approves plans for new IPCC global warming report

Top climate scientists have just under two years to deliver assessment of dangers and avoiding strategies for warming of 1.5C

Global warming above 1.5C inevitable, says ex IPCC chief

Global warming above 1.5C inevitable, says ex IPCC chief

Leading scientists say most people remain unaware of the truth that climate change is a stark reality now and will continue to get worse without drastic action

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