1.5 °C Looks Inevitable

Sean Cummings

Engineering ›› : 202602004

PDF
Engineering ›› :202602004 DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2026.02.004
News & Highlights
research-article
1.5 °C Looks Inevitable
Author information +
History +
PDF

Cite this article

Download citation ▾
Sean Cummings. 1.5 °C Looks Inevitable. Engineering 202602004 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2026.02.004

登录浏览全文

4963

注册一个新账户 忘记密码

References

[1]

Global effects of Mount Pinatubo [Internet]. Greenbelt: NASA Earth Observatory; 2001 Jun 14

[2]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[3]

Williams SCP. Geoengineering research moves from laboratory to field. Engineering 2023;27:3-5.

[4]

O’Neill S. Solar geoengineering to reduce global warming—the outlook remains cloudy. Engineering 2022;9:6-9.

[5]

Forster PM, Smith C, Walsh T, Lamb WF, Lamboll R, Cassou C, et al. Indicators of global climate change 2024: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence. Earth Syst Sci Data 2025; 17(6):2641-80.

[6]

Indicators of global climate change 2024: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence [Internet]. Göttingen: Earth Syst Sci Data; 2025 Jun 19

[7]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[8]

O’Neill S. COP26: some progress, but nations still fiddling while world warms. Engineering 2022; 11(4):6-8.

[9]

Palmer C. Latest climate report sounds alarm on closing window for mitigation. Engineering 2023;30:7-9.

[10]

Bourzac K. COP 28 makes it official: fossil fuels cause climate change. Engineering 2024;37:3-5.

[11]

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Reports Internet. Geneva: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); undated [cited 2025 Oct 8]. Available from:

[12]

World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55 °C above pre-industrial level [Internet]. Geneva: World Meteorological Organization (WMO); 2025 Jan 10

[13]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[14]

Carrington D. Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5 °C target, scientists warn [Internet]. London: The Guardian; 2025 Jun 20

[15]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[16]

Harley S, Egan R.Global carbon emissions on track to exhaust 1.5 °C budget in three years, study warns [Internet]. Douglas: Phys. org; 2025 Jun 18

[17]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[18]

United Nations Environment Programme. Emissions gap report 2024:no more hot air please! With a massive gap between rhetoric and reality, countries draft new climate commitments. Report. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme; 2024.

[19]

Poynting M, Stallard E. Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year [Internet]. London: BBC; 2025 May 21

[20]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[21]

Welch C. Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all [Internet]. Washington: National Geographic; 2019 Sep

[22]

[ 2025 Oct 8]

[23]

Carrington D. Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds [Internet]. London: The Guardian; 2025 Aug 28

[24]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[25]

Gelles D, Sengupta S, Bradsher K, Plumer B. There’s a race to power the future. China is pulling away [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jun 30

[26]

[ 2025 Oct 8.

[27]

International Energy Agency (IEA). Amid rising geopolitical strains, oil markets face new uncertainties as the drivers of supply and demand growth shift. Report. Paris: International Energy Agency (IEA); 2025.

[28]

International Energy Agency (IEA). Oil 2025 executive summary. Report. Paris: International Energy Agency (IEA); 2025.

[29]

Myllyvirta L.Analysis: clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time [Internet]. London: Carbon Brief; 2025 May 15

[30]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[31]

Sengupta S. China andAs US retreats on climate, Europe pledge to go green together [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jul 24

[32]

[ 2025 Oct 8.

[33]

Liu H, Evans S, Zhang Z, Song W, You X. The carbon brief profile: China [Internet]. London: Carbon Brief; 2023 Nov 29

[34]

[ 2025 Oct 8]

[35]

climateactiontracker. org [Internet]. Cologne: Climate Action Tracker; c 2024

[36]

[ 2025 Oct 8]

[37]

carbonmonitor. org [Internet]. Bristol: WeDoData; 2025 Oct 8

[38]

[ 2025 Oct 8]

[39]

Leslie M. More data centers may boast their own power plants. Engineering 2025;52:3-5.

[40]

Palmer C. US liquid natural gas infrastructure booms amidst uncertain demand. Engineering 2025;50:3-5.

[41]

Joselow M, Friedman L. In game-changing climate rollback, EPA aims to kill a bedrock scientific finding [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jul 29

[42]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[43]

Dzombak R. After 7 decades of measurements from a peak in Hawaii, Trump’s budget would end them [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jul 17

[44]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[45]

Mulkey SK. Two valuable satellites are in ‘perfect health. ’ They may be scrapped [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Sep 5

[46]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[47]

Plumer B. Interior dept. to put wind and solar projects through stricter political review [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jul 17

[48]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[49]

Friedman L. EPA axes biden’s climate and pollution limits on power plants [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Jun 17

[50]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[51]

Joselow M. EPA to stop collecting emissions data from polluters [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Sep 16

[52]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[53]

Mathiesen K. Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat [Internet]. Arlington: Politico; 2025 Apr 25

[54]

[ 2025 Oct 8.

[55]

Akana D.Leaders pitch homegrown solutions at Africa climate summit—and $100b to back them [Internet]. Menlo Park: Mongabay; 2025 Sep 9

[56]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[57]

Sengupta S. China for first time promises to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions [Internet]. New York City: New York Times; 2025 Sep 24

[58]

[ 2025 Oct10. Available from:

[59]

You X. China pledges to cut emissions by 2035: what does that mean for the climate? [Internet]. London: Nature; 2025 Sep 26

[60]

[ 2025 Oct 10. Available from:

[61]

Carrington D. ‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it? [Internet]. London: The Guardian; 2025 Apr 22

[62]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

[63]

Deng A. Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says [Internet]. London: The Guardian; 2025 Sep 2

[64]

[ 2025 Oct 8. Available from:

PDF

0

Accesses

0

Citation

Detail

Sections
Recommended

/