Summary:
- Two recent studies suggest that the Paris climate agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is no longer achievable.
- One scientist, Kevin Anderson, argues that the 2°C target is also now unrealistic and that the world should prepare for a 3°C or higher increase in temperatures.
- The studies highlight the significant challenges in reducing greenhouse gas emissions quickly enough to meet the Paris agreement's ambitious goals, which were already seen as extremely difficult to achieve.