Climate change - does the 1.5 degree target make sense?

In June 2017 more than 100 world-leading Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientists are meeting at the University of Exeter to discuss the potential impacts of global warming above 1.5 degrees. This event forms part of the Grand Challenges scheme at the University of Exeter.

Alongside this meeting, the University of Exeter is hosting a special event on Wednesday 7 June at which members of the public will be able to discuss the 1.5 degree target with climate scientists.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event, at which we are pleased to feature the following panellists:

Panellists:
Oliver Morton, Science Editor at The Economist
Joeri Rogelj, Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Petra Tschakert, Deputy Head of School Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia
Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford
Chris Jones, Head, Earth System and Mitigation Science Team, Met Office
Catherine Mitchell, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Exeter
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Director of the Global Change Institute and Professor of Marine Science, University of Queensland

About the IPCC Special Report
The IPCC meeting takes place at the University of Exeter and Met Office between 5 – 11 June 2017, and is the second of three Lead Author Meetings for the Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways. This Special Report was commissioned by the UN at the Paris Convention in 2015.

For more information on the IPCC Special Report, please visit www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15

Programme

19.00 - Doors open
19.30 - Event starts with introductory speeches and discussion amongst panellists.
20.15 - Panel discussion with audience questions
21.00 - End of event

Registration and contact

Attendance is free of charg but you will need to register by clicking 'register now' on this page.

If you have any questions about this event please contact research-events@exeter.ac.uk