We can reach the 2degC global warming goal if we act quickly
Joice Ferreira works as a Senior Researcher at Joice Ferreira, a senior researcher with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency. Her research has been conducted predominantly with funding from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency, The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, and The Natural Environment Research Council, UK.
Joyashree Roy has received funding from the Asia Pacific Network, the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests, The Indian Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, The University Grants Commission Government of India as well as The Indian Council of Social Science and Research, IIASA Global Energy Assessment The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum CICERO The Indo German Dutch Government Collaboration Fund for Network Building The State Pollution Control Board and the University of California, Berkeley. She was among the two Coordinating Lead Authors of the Industry chapter of the IPCC Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change.
Shobhakar Dhakal works as a guest researcher at the National Institute for Environment Studies Japan. He was one of the IPCC Lead authors coordinating the 5th Assessment Report, which was a contribution.
In Islam, as well as Michel Damian does not work for consulting, hold shares in, or receive funds from any business or organization from which this article would benefit. They have not disclosed any relevant affiliations other than their academic one.
One of the most important aspects of sustaining sustainability in the face of the climate crisis is to address the root causes of vulnerability, which includes the structural inequalities that cause and maintain poverty and limit access to resources.
But let me make it explicit that the IPCC does not make any recommendations. We do a review of the relevant scientific literature on climate change and inform policymakers about the current state of knowledge regarding these topics. This could involve laying out the policy options that are based on the research, but we won’t be making our recommendations.
Joyashree Roy, Jadavpur University: National leaders in Paris committed to keeping emissions below two °C to reduce the vulnerability of their citizens, but many were also vocal about expanding economic activities to keep those same people employed and with higher standards of living. What gives you hope that economic growth ambitions, higher standards of living, and climate stabilization can all be delivered?
Our last assessment report revealed that the incorporation of mitigation and adaptation in planning and decision-making could bring synergies to sustainable development.
Article 2 in the Paris Agreement will strengthen the international response to climate change’s threat within the environment of sustainable development as well as efforts to eliminate poverty.
We have learned that climate change impacts can boost growth, for example, by generating co-benefits, which are the added benefits of taking action to stop climate change. To understand the co-benefits, A recently published World Bank study revealed that deaths due to air pollution caused the world’s economy to lose $5 trillion each year, with 5.5 million people dying from related illnesses in 2013.
