The 1.5 degrees Climate Benchmark Explained
For the past decade, 1.5 has become an important number when talking about the climate crisis. As in, one-point-five degrees Celsius. It’s the number we’ve been told is the maximum increase in temperature the earth can really handle, before all sorts of terrible things happen. On the surface though, 1.5 degrees doesn’t sound like a huge number. In this episode, “How We Survive” host Amy Scott chats with several climate experts to dive deeper into what this number actually means, and if it’s even the right benchmark.