Know Your Limits

Yesterday saw a special event on the results of the Structured Expert Dialogue (SED) on the 2013-2015 review, which ended its work this February. ECO hears that it might have been this week’s “best show in town”. The SED  found that the “guardrail” concept, where up to 2°C of warming is considered safe, is inadequate. Instead the long-term goal should be defined as a“defence line” and efforts should be made to draw the defence line as low as possible. The SED has identified 10 key messages. Here are 3 key ones: 1) Even 2°C warming (the limit agreed in Cancún) … Continue reading Know Your Limits