New research suggests that while the most catastrophic climate warming projections are now less likely due to the rise of solar and wind energy, the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is slipping away. Scientists have updated their plausible scenarios, narrowing the range of expected outcomes for the end of the century. These updated models show that the world is currently on a path toward roughly 3 degrees Celsius of warming. While the shift toward green energy has lowered the ceiling for potential disasters, the pace of decarbonization remains too slow to hit the most ambitious international targets.
