https://www.scmp.com/rss/514375/feed Muhamad Chatib Basri is a former minister of finance of Indonesia and a member of the Climate Overshoot Commission en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the world’s population reaches 8 billion, the consequences of our environmental impact are visible and devastating, from melting glaciers to unprecedented heatwaves and floods. These are set to intensify, in frequency and severity – while countries continue to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. According to the latest mathematical models and reports from the United Nations and other expert organisations, however,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3202306/15-degrees-we-need-prepare-temperature-overshoot-and-worse-climate-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3202306/15-degrees-we-need-prepare-temperature-overshoot-and-worse-climate-change?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:30:10 +0000