Climate-KIC Australia, together with several other Australian not-for-profits, has published a guide to the landmark IPCC 1.5°C report to be published on October 8.

Download the 1.5 Degrees FAQs report

On Monday October 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will approve its Special Report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C .

The IPCC was invited by countries involved in the United Nations climate negotiations to report on how the world can limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century – after countries agreed in Paris to pursue that limit.

Climate-KIC Australia, together with several other Australian not-for-profits focused on climate change, have published a short FAQ/explainer on the issues that the IPCC report will address. It includes highlights of scientific research into what warming of 1.5°C and above will mean for Australia.

The IPCC report is expected to cover: what it will take in terms of emissions reduction to limit warming to 1.5°C from pre-industrial times; how fast these reductions must occur, in what sectors, and what strategies will be required. It will also cover costs, risks and benefits of a 1.5°C pathway.

Other organisations publishing this brief are: Future Earth Australia, Environment Victoria, Climate and Health Alliance, and Australian Conservation Foundation.

For media inquiries relating to this brief, please email info@climate-kic.org.au or phone Tom Arup at ACF +61 402 482 910