Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet
World is on edge of climate abyss, UN warnsClimate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Global heating is likely to soar past internationally agreed limits, according to a Guardian survey of hundreds of leading climate experts, bringing catastrophic heatwaves, floods and storms.
Only 6% of the respondents thought the 1.5C limit could be achieved, and this would require extraordinarily fast, radical action to halt and reverse the world’s rising emissions from fossil fuel burning.
Continue reading…Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planetWorld is on edge of climate abyss, UN warnsClimate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C targetGlobal heating is likely to soar past internationally agreed limits, according to a Guardian survey of hundreds of leading climate experts, bringing catastrophic heatwaves, floods and storms.Only 6% of the respondents thought the 1.5C limit could be achieved, and this would require extraordinarily fast, radical action to halt and reverse the world’s rising emissions from fossil fuel burning. Continue reading…