Warming failure

Efforts by the international community to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.2 F) by curbing greenhouse emissions could fail within the decade.

A report by the University of Melbourne says that a natural climate driver known as the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation has entered a positive phase that will likely soon bring about a sharp increase in global warming.

“If the world is to have any hope of meeting the Paris target, governments will need to pursue policies that not only reduce emissions but remove carbon from the atmosphere,” lead researcher Ben Henley said.