In the first decade of the 21st century, most scientists and policy-makers were focused on 2°C as being the highest “safe” threshold for warming above pre-industrial levels. But emerging research was ...

Joeri Rogelj is director of research at the Grantham Institute — Climate Change and the Environment, and professor of climate science and policy at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial ...

At current emission rates, we're just over three years away from blowing through the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5°C. This new international study paints a stark picture: the pace of ...