Delusionists have also accepted the comforting fallacy that—if global temperatures were to overshoot 1.5°C—they could be reduced back to desirable levels by carbon capture and storage (CCS). In fact, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that overshoot is almost...
The colours represent the different dimensions of the UI Green Metric (together with discussions made in IPCC, SDG(s) and carbon print), that influence the environment of the Universities. Purple: represents the services in universities in all demands—from financial to educational. Blue: ...
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Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by balancing carbon dioxide emissions with removal. It is critical for achieving the global climate change targets. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the worlds resources will be negotiated. —Ottmar Edenhofer...
Cite this article Fankhauser, S., Smith, S.M., Allen, M.et al.The meaning of net zero and how to get it right.Nat. Clim. Chang.12, 15–21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01245-w Download citation Received19 May 2021 ...
Scientific Reports volume 12, Article number: 11983 (2022) Cite this article 14k Accesses 36 Citations 36 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Despite the dire conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Reports in terms of global warming and its impacts on Earth’s...
‘weak’ sustainability approach for the European bioeconomy requires a fundamental shift in paradigms and values, and this is increasingly and finally recognised by major international science–policy organisations such as the UNEP, EEA, and policy assessments, such as the IPCC, and IPBES (2024), ...
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