Achieving 1.5 degrees in the real world: Opportunities, barriers and trade-offs

The document argues that while the technology to limit global warming to 1.5°C exists, deployment is hindered by nationalist politics, private sector competitiveness concerns, and capacity constraints in developing nations. It emphasizes that rapid decarbonisation must be balanced with social and economic development to avoid exacerbating inequities and undermining public support.

• Achieving the 1.5°C target requires a mobilisation of financial flows at an unprecedented speed and scale, as current emissions reduction efforts and ambitions remain insufficient.
• Significant barriers to the energy transition include unfavourable international and domestic political dynamics, as well as a lack of institutional capacity to manage low-carbon transitions in many regions.
• Rapid decarbonisation risks creating negative trade-offs with socio-economic development and may perpetuate existing inequities if these barriers are not addressed, necessitating support for disadvantaged communities and the involvement of non-state actors.

APA

Climate Strategies (2018). Achieving 1.5 degrees in the real world: Opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/1-5-insight-3/

Chicago

Climate Strategies. Achieving 1.5 degrees in the real world: Opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. 2018. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/1-5-insight-3/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatestrategies2018achieving, author = {{Climate Strategies}}, title = {{Achieving 1.5 degrees in the real world: Opportunities, barriers and trade-offs}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/publication/1-5-insight-3/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }