A report involving Western Australia scientists to help governments around the world tackle climate change will be presented at a public conference at The University of Western Australia on Thursday 1 November.
Compiled by more than 90 researchers across 40 countries, including WA researchers from The University of Western Australia, Curtin University and Murdoch University, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C examines the impact of global warming and possible solutions. It was prepared in response to a request from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) when it adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015.
Dr Neville Ellis, UWA Research Fellow and contributor to the report, said the report examined the impact of global warming of 1.5°C, and ways of addressing it in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
“The world has already warmed by about one degree since pre-industrial times and it is clear that human actions are the cause,” Dr Ellis said.
“Already the impact of climate change is concerning. We are seeing more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, diminishing Arctic sea ice, as well as a range of adverse impacts on people and ecosystems around the world, affecting particularly the most poor and vulnerable.”
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