WRI looks at what it will take to bring temperatures back to 1.5°C this century
Reaching net zero emissions by mid century is a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, but UNEP’s new Limiting Overshoot report warns the world will exceed 1.5°C of warming – making clear that achieving net zero is no longer enough to keep the Agreement’s temperature goal within reach.
Reaching net zero emissions by mid century is a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, but UNEP’s new Limiting Overshoot report warns the world will exceed 1.5°C of warming – making clear that achieving net zero is no longer enough to keep the Agreement’s temperature goal within reach.
The World Resources Institute (WRI) explainer looks at what it will take to bring temperatures back down to 1.5°C this century: the world will need to go ‘net negative’, which means removing a lot more CO₂ from the atmosphere than it emits.
