Keeping 1.5 Alive and What That Means

thermometer over 38 degrees heat wave

There is a broad scientific consensus that allowing global temperatures to rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) would have significant – and potentially catastrophic – consequences for the planet and its inhabitants. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is […]