Carbon Budget
Carbon Bombs
Refers to extraction projects (coal mines and oil and gas fields) which generate emissions exceeding a billion tons (1 gigaton) of CO2 during their lifetime. The Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) has identified 425 carbon bombs, many of which have to be defused to align the with the .
Paris Targets: 2° and 1.5° Target
Keeping the global mean temperature below 1.5 °C or 2°C heating compared to pre-industrial levels. Temperatures are expected to be higher than this average in some regions and lower in others. The prepared a special report on the 1.5°C target in 2018 to lay out the rationale and the options for achieving the target, including […]