Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C

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The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C is a landmark IPCC assessment outlining the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and the pathways needed to limit temperature rise to this threshold.


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instanceOf IPCC special report
scientific assessment report
adoptedAt 48th Session of the IPCC
adoptedIn Incheon
South Korea
adoptionDate 2018-10-06
approvedBy IPCC member governments
author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
commissionedBy Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
compares impacts at 1.5 °C warming and 2 °C warming
concludes global warming is likely to reach 1.5 °C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues at the current rate
finds impacts at 2 °C warming are substantially higher than at 1.5 °C warming
limiting warming to 1.5 °C would reduce risks to ecosystems and biodiversity compared with 2 °C
limiting warming to 1.5 °C would reduce sea level rise compared with 2 °C
limiting warming to 1.5 °C would reduce the number of people exposed to climate-related risks and susceptible to poverty
limiting warming to 1.5 °C would reduce the probability of an ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer
risks to economic growth increase with warming
risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply and human security increase with warming
focusesOn adaptation options for 1.5 °C warming
impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels
mitigation pathways to limit warming to 1.5 °C
hasKeyConcept carbon budget for 1.5 °C
climate-resilient development pathways
net zero CO2 emissions
sustainable development and poverty eradication in the context of 1.5 °C
impact influenced international climate negotiations after 2018
informed national climate policies and net-zero targets
includes Summary for Policymakers
supplementary materials
technical chapters
language English
partOf IPCC Sixth Assessment Cycle special reports context
precedes IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
publicationDate 2018-10-08
publisher Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
relatedTo Paris Agreement temperature goals
requestedBy 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Paris Agreement
shortName IPCC SR1.5
states global net anthropogenic CO2 emissions must decline by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 °C
global net anthropogenic CO2 emissions must reach net zero around 2050 to limit warming to 1.5 °C
limiting warming to 1.5 °C requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure systems
limiting warming to 1.5 °C requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in industrial systems
subject climate change
climate policy
global warming
title Global Warming of 1.5 °C
url https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C ("IPCC Sixth Assessment Cycle special reports context")
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Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C ("Global Warming of 1.5 °C")
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