A protestor in Bristol, England, during a demonstration in response to the COP26 climate summit in 2021.
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Is It Time to Change How We Talk About 1.5C?
At COP28 in Dubai, the oft-misunderstood target will be front and center — in part because this year offers a sobering glimpse of what warming looks like.
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When it comes to the collective goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C, there’s been only one acceptable talking point in the runup to the COP28 conference in Dubai.