Why the 1.5°C climate target is slipping out of reach
By
Glen P. Peters
Summary
The article examines the politically and scientifically charged question of whether limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C remains achievable. It argues that while it's always possible to construct arguments keeping the 1.5°C target alive, these increasingly diverge from reality. The author suggests it's time to acknowledge that the world will cross this threshold and the likelihood of returning below it is diminishing, urging a more honest confrontation with climate realities.
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bskyWhy the 1.5°C climate target is slipping out of reachjournals.sagepub.comKey quotes
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It is always possible to find arguments to make 1.5°C forever possible, but they increasingly diverge from reality.
It is time to admit that the world will cross 1.5°C and the likelihood of returning...
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