DEGREES AWAY FROM CLIMATE CALAMITY
ABOUT THE REPORT IMPORTANT FINDINGS
As part of the decision to adopt the Paris agreement, IPCC was invited to produce in 2018 a special report on global warming of 1.5°C
The Paris agreement adopted by 195 nations at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in December 2015 included holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C Ninety-one scientists and economists from across the world have drafted the 1.5°C report Global warming of 1.5°C is the first in a series of special reports to be produced in IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle from 2018-2022
Next year, IPCC will release a special report that looks at how climate change affects land use Of 105,000 species studied, 9 6% of insects, 8% of plants and 4% of vertebrates are projected to lose over half of their climatically determined geographic range for global warming of 1.5°C
About 18% of insects, 16% of plants and 8% of vertebrates will lose half of their range with global warming of 2°C Populations at disproportionately higher risk of adverse consequences of global warming of 1.5°C and beyond include indigenous peoples, and local communities dependent on agricultural or coastal livelihoods
Regions at disproportionately higher risk include Arctic ecosystems, dry land regions, small-island developing states and least developed countries.