US EditionWorld’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
- Over 75% of IPCC respondents predict a minimum of 2.5C global heating compared to preindustrial levels, with close to half expecting at least 3C.
- Merely 6% believe the globally agreed 1.5C limit will be achieved, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Scientists believe warming above 1.5C 'unavoidable' - ABC listen
A Guardian survey of the world's leading climate scientists has found 80% believe warming above 1.5C is now unavoidable. One of those is Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at The ANU and a lead IPCC author, he joined RN Breakfast to discuss. Guest: Prof. Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at The ANU
Guardian survey: 52% of climatologists under age 50 think we're headed for disastrous 3°C (5.4°F)
The Guardian reached out to “every contactable lead author or review editor” of reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2018. Of 843 contacted, 380 replied: Almost 80% of the respondents, all from the authoritative...
77% of top climate scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming—and they're horrified
Nearly 80% of top-level climate scientists expect that global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5°C by 2100, while only 6% thought the world would succeed in limiting global heating to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, a survey published Wednesday by The Guardian revealed.Nearly three-quarters blamed world leaders' insufficient action on a lack of political will, while 60% said that corporate interests such as fossil fuel companies were inter…
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