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Limiting global warming 1.5°C will be profoundly challenging given current policies. Chart data: Climate Action Tracker / Image: AAP

The UN’s 1.5°C special climate report at a glance

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report today on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The report outlines the considerable challenges of meeting the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C, the global effort needed to achieve the target, and the consequences of not.

The highlights of the report are presented below:


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Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Australian Labor Party had a goal of reaching 50% renewable energy by 2050. But the ALP hope to achieve the 50% target via an emissions intensity scheme by 2030.

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