![]() ![]() That doesn't mean all climate change is now unavoidable - it means that the world has to work extremely hard to keep warming below 1.5 degrees, or below 2 degrees if we do not do that.Ĭlimate change isn't a cliff that we fall off after a specific number of years or a specific amount of warming. What it does mean, though, is that a certain degree of climate change may now be locked in. We will not suddenly be doomed at 1.5 degrees. ![]() Remember, though, that 1.5 degrees C is not a 'hard limit'. This is a much stronger warning than before, and it should be a major wake-up call for the world. It is now very likely that 1.5 degrees C will be exceeded without extremely strong reductions in greenhouse gases over the next few decades. ![]() I'd recommend reading through the Headline Statements PDF - it's short, accessible and informative, and for some reason I can't access the Summary for Policymakers PDF, and that's 39 pages long anyway. If you'd like to, please read through it. ![]()
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