The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C

O. Hoegh-Guldberg; D. Jacob; M Taylor; T. Guillén Bolaños; M. Bindi; S Brown; I. A. Camilloni; A. Diedhiou; R. Djalante; K. Ebi; F. Engelbrecht; J. Guiot; Y. Hijioka; S. Mehrotra; C. W. Hope; A. J. Payne; H. O. Pörtner; S. I. Seneviratne; A Thomas; G. Zhou; R Warren

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The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C

O. Hoegh-Guldberg^*
, D. Jacob
, M Taylor
, T. Guillén Bolaños
, M. Bindi
, S Brown
, I. A. Camilloni
, A. Diedhiou
, R. Djalante
, K. Ebi
, F. Engelbrecht
, J. Guiot
, Y. Hijioka
, S. Mehrotra
, C. W. Hope
, A. J. Payne
, H. O. Pörtner
, S. I. Seneviratne
, A Thomas
, G. Zhou

R Warren

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Increased concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases have led to a global mean surface temperature 1.0°C higher than during the pre-industrial period. We expand on the recent IPCC Special Report on global warming of 1.5°C and review the additional risks associated with higher levels of warming, each having major implications for multiple geographies, climates, and ecosystems. Limiting warming to 1.5°C rather than 2.0°C would be required to maintain substantial proportions of ecosystems and would have clear benefits for human health and economies. These conclusions are relevant for people everywhere, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the escalation of climate-related risks may prevent the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Original language	English
Article number	eaaw6974
Number of pages	13
Journal	Science
Volume	365
Issue number	6459
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw6974
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2019

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Jacob, D., Taylor, M., Guillén Bolaños, T., Bindi, M., Brown, S., Camilloni, I. A., Diedhiou, A., Djalante, R., Ebi, K., Engelbrecht, F., Guiot, J., Hijioka, Y., Mehrotra, S., Hope, C. W., Payne, A. J., Pörtner, H. O., Seneviratne, S. I., Thomas, A., ... Warren, R. (2019). The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C. Science, 365(6459), Article eaaw6974. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw6974

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