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At COP28, More and More Scientists Say Overshooting 1.5 Degrees Is ‘Inevitable’
If you’ve followed any news on climate change in the last decade or so, you’ve likely seen the figure 1.5 degrees Celsius thrown around a lot.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy: COP 28
State of Play
The 28th Conference of the Parties on climate change is planned for Nov. 30 through Dec. 12, 2023, in Dubai.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
State of Play
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.