Final warning: what does the IPCC’s third report instalment say?

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Date of Publication: April 4

Year of Publication: 2022

Publication City: London, UK

Publisher: The Guardian

Author(s): Fiona Harvey

Explainer: Key points from the final section of the IPCC’s latest review of climate science

The world has only a narrow chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and is falling far behind on making the changes needed to transform the global economy to a low-carbon footing.

Overshooting 1.5C is now “almost inevitable”, but the overshoot could be temporary and temperatures could be returned to 1.5C by the end of this century if countries seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically this decade.

Technologies such as carbon dioxide removal are also likely to be needed, to limit and reduce carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, and the world must reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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