Findings from the latest IPCC Special Reports

Mar 20, 2021 | International Policy

1) IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 °C  This SR consisted of five chapters, which looked at the impacts of different climate pathways, the carbon budget (the CO2 emissions permitted over a defined period of time, and if exceeded the global surface...

Sea Ice: Why is it so Important?

Mar 13, 2021 | Climate Science

Scientists have begun sounding the alarm as sea ice levels in the Arctic failed to improve as winter set in. Following on from reports published in 2020 warning that sea ice levels had been dropping dramatically year-on-year, this winter season has failed to yield the...

Findings from the IPCC’s Assessment Report 5, 2014

Mar 9, 2021 | COP26

The 2014 Assessment Report (AR5) was published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [1]. 831 experts from scientific, economic and social fields contributed to AR5 [2]. Around 30% of the experts were from developing countries or economies in transition,...

What is the IPCC?

Mar 8, 2021 | Climate Science

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments of man-made climate change,...

The Fossil Fuel Industry and the Climate Crisis (2/2)

Mar 6, 2021 | Energy, Technology

The fossil fuel industry, which profits from continued extraction of fossil fuels, is an influential actor globally, and is partially owned by the government in many countries [1]. Scholars and climate activists have argued that the reach and influence of the industry...