Climate communication: How the 1.5-degre • Table.Briefings

By Charlotte Unger and Janna Hoppmann

Janna Hoppmann (left) and Charlotte Unger.

In 2024, the 1.5-degree target was exceeded for an entire year for the first time. Despite this, UN climate diplomacy maintains the target. Abandoning it is not a viable option. It will require clear and honest communication to keep it alive – for the benefit of international climate action.

Last year, global average temperatures continuously exceeded the 1.5-degree target for the first time. Numerous media reports were already talking about the failure of the Paris Climate Agreement. In parallel, delegations at the COP29 in Baku urged to keep the 1.5-degree target alive.

Climate communication: How the 1.5-degree target can be kept alive

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