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Leaked EU strategy at odds with IPCC climate report, says European NGO

October 8th, 2018 A leaked draft of the EU’s proposed long-term climate strategy shows that the bloc’s targets do not line up with the urgency of action needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C, a leading climate NGO has said. According to an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC)  special report released today, limiting temperature rise Read more…

IPCC Report: Findings shows need to improve our ‘dismal’ climate record

October 8th, 2018 New findings that far-reaching emission cuts can limit global warming to 1.5°C highlights the need for Ireland to rapidly improve its “dismal” record, a climate justice group has said. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest special report –  Global Warming of 1.5 °C – it is possible Read more…

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IPCC Report: 1.5°C limit achievable with ‘rapid and far-reaching’ emissions cuts

October 8th, 2018 Rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes across all sectors of society can limit global warming to below the 1.5°C threshold, leading climate scientists have said.  According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest special report –  Global Warming of 1.5 °C – released this morning, it is Read more…