Are climate targets now pointless?

Zohe December 3, 2022 Environment News 245 Views

“KEEP 1.5 ALIVE” has been the mantra of recent global climate conferences. But more and more mainstream organisations now say our politicians have already failed, and that average global temperature increases higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels are now inevitable. So, who are we to believe?

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Research Links

Urgewald Paper
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UN Emissions Gap Report
https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022

IEA World Energy Outlook 2022
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