Can the 1.5°C climate target survive?
Our podcast on the science and technology making the news. Amid a deepening energy crisis, the window to meet UN climate targets is vanishing. We examine the conclusions of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IN ITS LATEST report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that the window to fulfil UN climate targets is vanishing. Emissions must peak by 2025 if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Decisions made this year could determine whether or not that will be possible. Amid war in Ukraine and a deepening energy crisis, will the clean-energy transition happen fast enough?
Vijay Vaitheeswaran hosts, with The Economist’s environment editor Catherine Brahic, and Oliver Morton, The Economist’s briefings editor. Runtime: 39 min
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