World Climate Change
Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Limiting global warming to 1.5ºC (Celsius) would require rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a new assessment. With clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems, limiting global warming to 1.5ºC (Celsius) compared to 2ºC could go hand in hand with ensuring a more sustainable and equitable society.The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC on October 20, 2018, in Incheon, Republic of Korea. It will be a key scientific input into the Katowice Climate Change Conference in Poland in December 2018, when…