A PRIMER
The Special IPCC Report and Some Practical Implications
8 February 2019
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on the impacts of limiting global warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This upper limit was enshrined in the 2015 Paris climate pact as advocated by the Philippines and other vulnerable countries.
The release of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius involved a global press briefing attended by experts that was broadcast live and online. In the Philippines, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) hosted a similar conference in Makati City, with experts Dr. Rosa Perez (Meteorologist and member of the National Panel of Technical Experts), Commissioner Rachel Anne S. Herrera (Commissioner, Climate Change Commission), and Dr. Toby C. Monsod (UP School of Economics). This primer draws from the proceedings of the ICSC press briefing.