IPCC report: Climate solutions exist, but humanity has to break from the status quo and embrace innovation

Two experts in policy and technology who were also co-authors of an international climate assessment see reasons for optimism.

Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor of Climate Change, Technology and Policy, Carleton University • conversation
March 20, 2023 • ~8 min

Climate damage is worsening faster than expected, but there's still reason for optimism – 4 essential reads on the IPCC report

The final report in the IPCC’s sixth assessment series says countries will have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 60% in the next 12 years to keep global warming in check.

Stacy Morford, Environment + Climate Editor • conversation
March 20, 2023 • ~10 min

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here's what we can still do about it

A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.

Peter Schlosser, Vice President and Vice Provost of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism

Solutions already exist. What’s holding humanity back is the will to get past the status quo and embrace innovation.

Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor of Climate Change, Technology and Policy, Carleton University • conversation
April 18, 2022 • ~8 min

Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says

A new international report on climate change finds rapid changes could cut emissions from transportation by 80% to 90%. Three behavior change trends could bring big improvements.

Alan Jenn, Assistant Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis • conversation
April 4, 2022 • ~9 min

IPCC report: global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C – we need deeds not words

We need specific action now to make net zero emissions by 2050 possible.

Keith Baker, Researcher in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~8 min

Urgency of climate change may be understated in intergovernmental panel report

The world’s oceans, glaciers, and ice caps are under assault by climate change. The Gazette spoke with former Obama science adviser John Holdren about the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report examining the threat.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 2, 2019 • ~14 min

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