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1.5C

coal energy plant in China

Chinese coal boom a ‘direct threat’ to 1.5C goal, analysts warn

Energy security fears prompted Beijing to rapidly accelerate coal power plans last year, raising concerns about the country’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions

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

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

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

Did limiting warming to 1.5C just get easier?

Did limiting warming to 1.5C just get easier?

A new report has revised the ‘carbon budget’, apparently putting a 1.5C limit to warming within reach. But how useful is this measure?

Paris climate target slips away as Donald Trump rises

Paris climate target slips away as Donald Trump rises

Faint hopes for a 1.5C global warming limit to rescue low-lying island states from rising seas have been shattered by the US election result, say scientists

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

1.5 to stay alive: UN's warming goal feels the heat

1.5 to stay alive: UN’s warming goal feels the heat

The tougher temperature goal was a great victory for the vulnerable countries in terms of global diplomacy and advocacy. Now comes the hard part of implementation

Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study

Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study

New report by world’s foremost authority on global warming likely to major on how countries can adjust to rising temperatures and weather extremes

UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall

UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall

Scientists to explore emission pathways that could lead to lower levels of global warming with IPCC study due in 2018

As IPCC meets to discuss avoiding 1.5C, it is already too late?

As IPCC meets to discuss avoiding 1.5C, it is already too late?

Warning that humans may already have emitted enough carbon dioxide to undermine the 1.5°C temperature rise threshold agreed by 195 nations last December

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim

Global warming hit 1.46C in March as records fall

Global warming hit 1.46C in March as records fall

Planet set for fifth successive warming year with average 1.21C temperature rises above 1850-1900 levels, a big increase on the 1.06C warming in 2015

Scientists: 1.5C Paris climate goal needs more research

Scientists: 1.5C Paris climate goal needs more research

Science underpinning the global treaty aiming to stop average temperatures rising more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels needs more research

Scientists: Window for avoiding 1.5C global warming 'closed'

Scientists: Window for avoiding 1.5C global warming ‘closed’

World is almost certain to breach danger threshold for millions of vulnerable people, study finds

UN climate science body green-lights 1.5C report

UN climate science body green-lights 1.5C report

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change accepts call for report on tough aspirational global warming threshold agreed in Paris

Saudi Arabia, India quash UN study warning of 2C dangers

Saudi Arabia, India quash UN study warning of 2C dangers

NEWS: Island nations left distraught as major carbon polluters block report that suggested limiting temperature rises to well below 2C would be safer for millions

Can global warming be limited to 1.5C?

Can global warming be limited to 1.5C?

COMMENT: Scientists at Climate Analytics discuss the odds of avoiding temperature rises above 1.5C and 2C

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