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Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1.5°C Of the over 400 climate scenarios assessed in the 1.5°C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only around 50 scenarios avoid significantly overshooting 1.5°C. © Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 2021 | Greenhouse gas missions reduction pathways to achieve net zero. Cutout from fig.1a, Warszawski et al (2021) Of those only around 20 make realistic assumptions on mitigation options, for instance the rate and scale of carbon removal from the atmosphere or extent of...

Of the over 400 climate scenarios assessed in the 1.5°C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only around 50 scenarios avoid significantly overshooting 1.5°C. Of those only around 20 make realistic assumptions on mitigation options, for instance the rate and scale of carbon removal from the atmosphere or extent of tree planting, a new study shows. All 20 scenarios need to pull at least one mitigation lever at ''challenging'' rather than ''reasonable'' levels.

Tomorrow's Cities: Sustainable Mobility, Compact Districts, Green Space March 30, 2021 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDTOnline By nature, cities are exciting, diverse, vibrant places. At the same time, they can be loud, polluting and exhausting. How can we reimagine our cities for the future? How can we create urban environments with environmentally friendly transport, less noise, accessible green spaces and compact, mixed-use development? This webinar will highlight a vision for tomorrow’s cities developed by the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) and what it means in the global context of s...

Germany said on Tuesday it had met its national climate goal for 2020 with 40.8% fewer emissions compared to 1990. But that would not have been possible without the coronavirus-related lockdowns, which helped to drive the biggest reduction in emissions for three decades in Europe’s biggest economy. “Without the lockdowns with the restrictions on production and mobility, Germany would have missed its goal,” said the President of the Federal Environment Agency, Dirk Messner, at the presentation of the German carbon footprint. In 2020, a total of 739 million tons of carbon dioxide were em...

Germany hits climate target thanks to pandemic Posted : 2021-03-16 21:24 Updated : 2021-03-16 21:57 Svenja Schulze, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety presents the German greenhouse gases balance 2020 at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin, Germany. EPA-Yonhap Germany said Tuesday it had met its national climate goal for 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic helped to drive the biggest reduction in emissions for three decades in Europe's biggest economy. Greenhouse gas emissions last year were around 41 percent lower than 1990 levels, the big...