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The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded on Friday, culminating in a marathon 26-hour final session that underscored the urgency and complexity of global climate discussions. The IPCC also decided to organize an expert meeting on carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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Why the IPCC 7th Assessment Matters

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’m currently in Istanbul, Türkiye, with my colleague Adam Markham , for the opening session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle. While the global understanding of climate change is well-established, the world’s response remains sluggish.

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IPCC Must Include More Global South Scientists, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Holders

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Istanbul, Türkiye, in January 2024 to try to agree on the core scientific products it will produce in its 7 th assessment cycle (AR7). Results from the meeting were published in 2022 as the Global Research and Action Agenda on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change.

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The First French Climate Litigation Ruling - Commune de Grande Synthe

Energy and Climate Law

This ruling was released in the context of a surge in climate litigation cases in France and all over world. For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change.

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We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought

Real Climate

Of all the troubling headlines emerging from the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) WG1 report, one warning will surely dominate headlines in the next days and weeks: Earth is likely to reach the crucial 1.5? scenario, which showed crossing times of around 2028. warming limit in the early 2030s.

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Subnational Climate Action in the UK

Legal Planet

Last week, I posted about the British government’s climate policy. In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. Carbon neutrality by 2028. Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain. Committed to net-zero by 2030.

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