FAQ: Climate Peace Clause
Allowing the planet to warm more than 1.5°C compared to preindustrial levels risks “crisis after
crisis for the vulnerable people and societies” and “irreversible loss of the most fragile
ecosystems,” according to climate scientists in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC).
1 Recognizing the catastrophic implications of inaction, in 2015 over 196 nations adopted
the Paris Climate Agreement–a legally binding international treaty that sets a goal of limiting
global warming to 1.5°C. To meet that goal, the world has until 2030 – less than a decade – to
cut climate pollution in half, according to the IPCC.