New research led by the University of East Anglia quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and identifies the hotspot regions for climate change risk in the future.
New research led by the University of East Anglia quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and identifies the hotspot regions for climate change risk in the future.
The study calculates reductions in human exposure to a series of risks - water scarcity and heat stress, vector-borne diseases, coastal and river flooding - that would result from limiting global warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C or 3.66°C.
Effects on agricultural yields and the economy are also included.
Researchers from the UK, including scientists from UEA and the University of Bristol, and from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, find that the risks are reduced by 10-44% globally if warming is reduced to 1.5°C rather than 2°C.
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