Two Degrees, One Chance: The urgent need to curb global warming

Roach, Rachel; Magrath, John; Berger, Rachel; Pendleton, Andrew

dc.contributor.author	Roach, Rachel	*
dc.contributor.author	Magrath, John	*
dc.contributor.author	Berger, Rachel	*
dc.contributor.author	Pendleton, Andrew	*
dc.date.accessioned	2010-11-08T14:20:34Z	en
dc.date.available	2010-11-08T14:20:34Z	en
dc.date.issued	2007-05-24
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/115050
dc.description	Human-induced climate change is already happening. People - particularly poor people - struggle with its impacts every day. Whilst world leaders argue over how to tackle this immense issue, one thing must be agreed on now: the level of change the world needs to avoid. For millions, 'safe' levels of change have already been exceeded and international efforts must be ramped up to support the affected communities. But above 2 C the impacts will become progressively less manageable, perhaps uncontrollable. This paper explains why global average temperature rise must be kept as far below 2 C as possible (from pre-industrial levels), based on a review of evidence of the impacts at different temperature ranges. It explains how impacts on water resources, food production and ecosystems become catastrophic above that threshold, and how dangerous feedback mechanisms are much more likely to kick in, resulting in even faster warming.	en_US
dc.format.extent	8	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	PDF	en_US
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.language.iso	Italian	en_US
dc.publisher	Joint Agency	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/two-degrees-one-chance-the-urgent-need-to-curb-global-warming-115050
dc.subject	Climate change
dc.title	Two Degrees, One Chance: The urgent need to curb global warming	en_US
dc.type	Briefing paper	en_US
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam.	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Natural resources	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-17T15:57:46Z