Solutions Abound in the Latest IPCC Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report in March 2023, warning that the world would surpass its goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures by the early 2030s. This prompted a barrage of doom-and-gloom headlines invoking phrases like “final warning,” “survival guide for humanity,” and “act now or it’s too late.”
However, of the summary’s 33 pages, 12 covered problems, four covered past progress, and 17 covered solutions that can be implemented. The IPCC’s press release headline was “Urgent climate action can secure a livable future for all.” This episode of “Tip of the Iceberg” explores what the IPCC report emphasized and reasons to be hopeful about the future of the climate.
