UN: 1.5°C Climate Limit Now Unavoidable

Is this a catastrophic failure demanding urgent cuts or a manageable overshoot humanity can reverse?

Published SEP 3

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Above: Stock photo of a wildfire in Florida. Image credit: Getty Images

The Spin

Climate-concerned narrative

Breaching 1.5°C is now unavoidable, and the consequences are going to be catastrophic. Urgent emissions cuts combined with carbon removal aren't optional; they're the only path to limiting how bad the overshoot gets.

Insurance Journal

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Climate-skeptic narrative

Crossing 1.5°C doesn't mean game over. The U.N. itself even now says the threshold isn't a hard cliff. It's time to hold alarmist scientists to account for an agenda that's been harmful to society.

Michael Shellenberger on X