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Environmental reform must commence in the next decade, scientist says
Peak Web January 21, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer On January 10, SFU Harbour Centre hosted a public lecture from Dr. Joeri Rogelj, a renowned environmental scientist and contributing author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In his lecture, titled “Solutions For 1.5 Degrees: Which Path to Climate Change,” Rogelj explained what must be done to keep global temperatures under 1.5°C above pre-industrial warmth. Before touching on the specific methods and actions that could help maintain the global temperature goal, Rogelj explained where the figure of 1.5°C came from. Following IPCC’s two-year review of the most effective methods of reducing climate change, they…
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UN IPCC report highlights effects of 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures
Peak Web October 24, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a special report titled Global Warming of 1.5°C, detailing what effects an average global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will have on…
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