On a regional scale, global warming exceeded the Paris agreement’s upper climate target in the northern hemisphere.
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From bleached corals to deadly heatwaves.
Weak language at COP28 is at complete odds with the officially-recognised science.
The distinction between ‘abated’ and ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is crucial, yet remains ambiguous.
To avert climate breakdown, most of the world’s coal, oil and gas must stay underground.
For a two-in-three chance of staying within 1.5°C, the budget shrinks to one-and-a-half years.
Holding climate change to 1.5 might be possible – but in the best case, we’ll blow past the limit first and then backpedal.
July was the hottest month on record – and took us past 1.5 degrees. But one month isn’t the same as failing to meet our Paris Agreement goals
The 142 fossil fuel producers collectively exceeded the limits on coal, gas and oil production required to achieve the Paris Agreement goals by between 63% and 70%.
The Pacific Ocean is entering the hot phase of its temperature cycle, an event that will turbo-charge global warming.
Surging deforestation in Bolivia means the country now ranks as one of the highest carbon emitters in the world.
Rising sea levels threaten the low-lying island nation with the world’s third-largest shipping register. That’s why it’s leading efforts to cut shipping emissions in an equitable way.
Our annual reports will update the world on the climate’s vital signs.
There’s a 98% chance of a record hot year by 2028, and a 66% chance of exceeding the 1.5°C threshold for at least that year, according to the latest World Meteorological Organization update.
Developing countries are expected to quit coal faster than any energy transition in history.
There is no safe limit to global warming – there is only what people deem to be acceptable damage.
A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.
A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.
More than 400 proposed fossil fuel extraction projects threaten to blow the world’s 1.5°C target.
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
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Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in International Development, UCL
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Researcher in Earth System Resilience, University of Exeter
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Senior Research Associate in Energy, UCL
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climate campaigner
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Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
