The world is three years away from reaching a critical climate threshold: is it possible to reverse course?

In June, more than sixty climate scientists warned about the state of the “carbon budget” that remains to prevent the planet’s temperature from exceeding the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, which would have a considerable impact.

In June, more than sixty climate scientists warned about what remains of the “carbon budget” to keep the planet’s temperature from exceeding the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. According to their estimates, this budget will be exhausted in just three years if global carbon dioxide emissions continue at the current rate. This warning raises questions about the severity of the effects if that limit is exceeded and about the possible ways still available to reverse the increase in global temperature. The baseline report argues that the impact of crossing the 1.5°C barrier would be considerable, especially for the most vulnerable island countries and territories, and would increase the risk of permanent disruption to different ecosystems. However, experts consulted by Live Science clarify that exceeding the threshold, although serious, would not cause an immediate collapse of the planetary climate system. If global emissions are to be substantially reduced, there are still options to moderate and even gradually decrease the temperature over time.

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