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Global warming is projected to exceed 1.8°C, according to McKinsey report

Envirotec Magazine

The report projects a rapid shift in the global energy mix, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double in the next 15 years while total fossil fuel demand is projected to peak before 2030, depending on the scenario. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C C pathway is increasingly challenging.

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UN report shows global warming could pass 1.5C limit before 2030

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Global warming could exceed the 1.5°C C limit set in the Paris Agreement in the next decade.

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“Global warming won’t wait until 2050,” says European science advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

“The IPCC special report has shown that, if GHG emissions are not reduced quickly over the next 10 to 15 years, then the average global temperature will rise above 1.5 Yet, to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees, and the resulting effects on our climate will be disastrous.”

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Global renewable energy capacity may reach 8,000 GW by 2030, below COP28 target

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Nations are falling short of the goal agreed at UN climate talks to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to curb global warming, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

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Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

TechXplore

To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they get from renewable energy from the current 6% to at least 50% by 2030, according to a report by a German thinktank released Wednesday. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Stronger El Ninos and La Ninas damages are expected by 2030

Inhabitat - Innovation

But a new study says global warming is intensifying both much faster than expected. By 2030, climate change will significantly strengthen both weather systems. Scientists have long debated climate change's relation to these notorious weather systems: El Niño and La Niña.

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In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech

GreenBiz

It says to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the Paris Accords, we need to severely restrict the total, cumulative amount of greenhouse gases we release into the atmosphere moving forward. Data from IPCC and the Global Carbon Project. So, what does the Carbon Law say?