IPCC says Earth will reach temperature rise of about 1.5℃ in around a decade. But limiting any global warming is what matters most
- Written by: Michael Grose, Climate projections scientist, CSIRO
Dave Hunt/AAPOf all the troubling news in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report out on Monday, one warning will surely generate the most headlines: under all scenarios examined, Earth is likely to reach the crucial 1.5℃ warming limit in the early 2030s.
As the report makes clear, global warming of 1.5℃, and then...
