Nature Podcast
Why COP28 probably won't keep the 1.5 degree dream alive
Nov 29, 2023
Discussion on the challenges of keeping warming below 1.5°C at COP28. Highlights include falcons' problem-solving skills, California wildfires affecting cloud formation in Europe, and the mystery of powerful cosmic rays.
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- The goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees is a key focus at COP 28, but there is a need for further research and development in carbon extraction technologies to meet this challenge.
- Extracting large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere later this century is a major challenge, and more R&D, investments, and government policies are required to develop scalable and effective carbon extraction methods.
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The Challenge of Keeping Warming Under 1.5 Degrees
The goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees is a key focus at COP 28. However, emissions are still rising and there is no easy pathway to achieve this target without extracting large amounts of CO2 later in the century. Projections estimate that we are currently on track for around 2.5 degrees of warming by the end of the century, which shows progress but falls short of the 1.5 degree goal. There is a need for further research and development in carbon extraction technologies to meet the challenge.
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