Emerging Climate Risks and what will it take to limit global warming to 2°C?

Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires unprecedented societal transformation, including a technology revolution and effective negative emission technologies.

This side event will take place from 8:00 – 9:00 local time in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – World Meteorological Organization – UK Met Office (IPCC-WMO-UKMO) Pavilion at COP26 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, UK. Speakers will discuss the risks and consequences of breaching 1.5^oC, and possible transformation pathways to guide decision-makers.

The event will feature keynote talks from:

Valerie Masson-Delmotte

(IPCC WG1)

Photo by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera

Detlef Stammer

(World Climate Research Programme)

Photo via WCRP

Johan Rockström

(Future Earth)

Photo: COP PARIS, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peter Gluckman

(International Science Council)

Followed by a panel discussion involving Helen Cleugh, Gabi Hegerl, Regina Rodrigues, Bruce Hewitson and Greg Flato from WCRP, representatives from Future Earth and the keynote speakers.

This event will be streamed live at:

Photo: Fi Bell on Unsplash

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Note: Please note that the ‘Science Summit at the UN General Assembly’ in September 2023 is not an event of the International Science Council. The International Science Council has no association with this event nor with the organizer of the event.

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