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IPCC CLIMATE REPORT
A liveable future can be secured for all if we act now, scientists say
Can humanity tackle climate change or are we all doomed? That’s the big question at the heart of a new analysis by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published on 20 March after a week of discussions with key world climate experts. In short, this report is a big deal. But consisting of 36 jargon-stuffed pages, it’s also not an easy read. Fortunately, we’ve pulled out everything that you need to know.
WHAT IS THIS NEW REPORT?
The new report is the fourth and final section of the sixth assessment report (AR6). The previous three sections of the AR6 were published in August 2021, February 2022 and April 2022.
This one is called the Synthesis Report and is a summary of the findings of the three earlier sections and represents the IPCC’s most up-to-date thinking on how to best tackle climate change.