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1.5°C Breached for First Time During Northern Hemisphere Summer

1.5°C Breached for First Time During Northern Hemisphere Summer

The Paris Agreement goal of keeping global surface air temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average is starting to fade into the background, climate experts say, as Reuters reported. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), in the beginning of June, average temperatures worldwide climbed above 1.5 degrees Celsius for several days. […]

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    Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5°C, Scientists Say

    Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5°C, Scientists Say

    It’s no secret that preserving and restoring wilderness areas is good for ecosystems, but a new study has pinpointed another major benefit to rewilding. According to the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, rewilding, or preserving and restoring wildlife and wilderness areas, could improve natural carbon sinks in ecosystems, therefore boosting natural methods […]

    This Is the Make-or-Break Decade for Climate Action, IPCC Warns

    This Is the Make-or-Break Decade for Climate Action, IPCC Warns

    Decisions made this decade will largely determine whether world leaders can limit global warming to 1.5 or two degrees Celsius of warming below pre-industrial levels and avoid the increasingly more drastic impacts of the climate crisis.  That’s one key takeaway from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report of the findings gathered in […]

    Agricultural Emissions to Push World Past 1.5°C of Warming, New Study Warns

    Agricultural Emissions to Push World Past 1.5°C of Warming, New Study Warns

    Food production to meet modern human diets is expected to contribute enough emissions to push global warming past the 1.5°C target, according to a new study. The analysis found that emissions from current global food systems, which are primarily focused on meat, dairy and rice production, could contribute at least 0.7°C of warming by 2100, […]

    <strong>More Than 90 Scientists Write Open Letter Encouraging Study of Geoengineering to Cool Planet</strong>

    More Than 90 Scientists Write Open Letter Encouraging Study of Geoengineering to Cool Planet

    More than 90 scientists from around the world have written an open letter recommending that research be done on the potential of increasing solar radiation modification (SRM) — the reflection of sunlight away from Earth’s atmosphere, sometimes referred to as “solar geoengineering” — in order to slow planetary warming and lessen climate impacts. The scientists […]

    Despite Oil Company Ties, COP28 President-Designate Vows to Uphold 1.5°C Temperature Goal 

    Despite Oil Company Ties, COP28 President-Designate Vows to Uphold 1.5°C Temperature Goal 

    Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the controversial COP28 President-designate, has said the Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is “non-negotiable.’  His remarks came as he spoke Wednesday at the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi on Wednesday, as The National reported.  “It is also clear that business […]

    How Five of Australia’s Heavy Industry Supply Chains Can Decarbonize by 2050

    How Five of Australia’s Heavy Industry Supply Chains Can Decarbonize by 2050

    One major weakness of corporate net-zero plans is that they often rely on carbon offsets that promise more than they deliver.  However, a new report from the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (ETI) found that five of the country’s high-emission supply chains could achieve net zero emissions by 2050 with minimal use of offsets.  “With […]