In 2015, world leaders committed to holding global warming to well below 2C whilst pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5C as part of The Paris Agreement at COP21. It is now expected that the world is likely to hit this level of warming within the next five years. In this article, Dr Angela Minas explores the actions needed to prevent this limit being breached.
- Researchers are 98% certain that the world will reach 1.5C warming prior to 2027.
- To prevent further overshoots and slow the ascent to the 1.5 C limit, carbon and wider sustainability should be embedded into the operational and strategic plans of governments and local authorities. This can be underpinned by enacting the Climate and Ecology Bill.
- Local authorities should take a co-benefits approach to framing climate action and tackling the challenges of climate change and local development.
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