Translating the IPCC report into plain English

The document translates complex IPCC findings into accessible language, emphasizing the urgent need for zero new fossil fuel development, the necessity of carbon dioxide removal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and the critical requirement for increased climate finance for developing countries.

• To limit heat-trapping emissions, the International Energy Agency indicates that there must be zero new development of coal, oil, or gas. This is contrasted with recent actions by the US, which approved the Willow oil project in Alaska, and China, which authorized 106 gigawatts of new coal plants.
• Approximately half of the global population resides in areas highly vulnerable to climate change, where deaths resulting from storms, drought, and floods have been 15 times higher than in other regions.

APA

CCNow (2023). Translating the IPCC report into plain English. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/translating-the-ipcc-report-into-plain-english/

Chicago

CCNow. Translating the IPCC report into plain English. Covering Climate Now, 2023. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/translating-the-ipcc-report-into-plain-english/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2023translating, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Translating the IPCC report into plain English}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/translating-the-ipcc-report-into-plain-english/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }