The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls climate change clearly human-caused and “unequivocal,” makes more precise and warmer forecasts for the 21st century than it did last time it was issued in 2013. Under each scenario, the report said, the world will cross the 2.7-degree increase mark in the 2030s, earlier than some past predictions. AdvertisementThe report described five different future scenarios based on how much the world reduces carbon emissions. But that scenario looks increasingly unlikely, said report co-author and climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, climate change director of the Breakthrough Institute. Newsletter Toward a more sustainable California Get Boiling Point, our newsletter exploring climate change, energy and the environment, and become part of the conversation — and the solution.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2021 08:15 UTC