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The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

Ultimately, a 2028 timeline for the foundational reports was viewed by some delegates as unachievable or undesirable. The challenge is stark—the IPCC’s historic six- or seven-year report cycle is out of step with the five-year intervals of the GST, an essential review under the Paris Agreement.

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Subnational Climate Action in the UK

Legal Planet

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. Last week, I posted about the British government’s climate policy. Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain. Committed to net-zero by 2030. Nottingham.

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Why the IPCC 7th Assessment Matters

Union of Concerned Scientists

Many would like to see the next assessment reports completed earlier than the typical 6-7 year cycle to better align with the second UNFCCC Global Stocktake due in 2028. While the IPCC is independent of any policymaking, the outputs are critical to inform policy work.

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The First French Climate Litigation Ruling - Commune de Grande Synthe

Energy and Climate Law

To build its reasoning, the Conseil d’Etat referred to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and listed a number of legal texts that were adopted both at EU and national level to implement their international climate commitments. Fourth, the case is a landmark in and of itself by invoking the Paris Agreement in front of the courts.

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We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought

Real Climate

scenario, which showed crossing times of around 2028. Similarly, the 1.5ºC goal in the Paris Agreement is not a betting game of where we will end up with maximum temperatures. 2 of the Paris Agreement as “pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC”. The 1.5ºC target is a goal enshrined in Art.

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Istanbul meeting saw a prolonged, and ultimately unresolved debate about whether the IPCC’s main reports could, or should, be produced in time to help inform the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) second global stocktake (GST2), to be completed in 2028, in which nations will again assess their collective progress (..)