Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - 6th Assessment Report

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is following the negotiations on the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report with a critical eye, particularly on the issues of net zero, overshoot of 1.5°C, and high-risk geoengineering technologies such as solar geoengineering (SRM) and technological Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).

Lost in Translation: Lessons from the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report

Analysis

On 20 March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will present its Synthesis Report to its 6th Assessment Report. Our briefing highlights essential points of the underlying reports that will be crucial to creating a just and sustainable future in climate change.

IPCC Unsummarized - Unmasking Clear Warnings on Overshoot, Techno-fixes, and the Urgency of Climate Justice

Analysis

Our analysis of the latest report on climate change mitigation by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that while it warns of the negative consequences of relying on risk technologies if we overshoot 1.5°C, this is downplayed at the same time in favour of fossil fuels.

High-risk geoengineering technologies won’t reverse climate breakdown

Commentary

Techno fixes like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management are no substitute for exiting coal, oil and gas – whatever polluters would like you to think.

By Linda Schneider

Beyond The Limits: How Gambling on Overshoot is Pushing the Planet Past a Point of No Return

Analysis

The new IPCC Working Group II Report Highlights How Gambling on Overshoot is Pushing the Planet Past a Point of No Return.

IPCC Special Report on 1.5: Limiting global warming without temperature "overshoot"

Analysis

The IPCC Special Report on 1.5 opts for a rigorous interpretation of the 1.5 limit on global warming. It has good reasons to do so: "Overshooting" that target risks irreversible impacts and damage for societies and ecosystems, and increases reliance on unproven, high-risk geoengineering technologies.

By Linda Schneider

Economic Growth in mitigation scenarios: A blind spot in climate science

E-Paper

Climate change mitigation scenarios are important instruments for developing pathways towards a climate-friendly world. This short study shows that neither the use of CDR technologies is as indispensable as shown in the scenarios, nor is an overshoot unavoidable.

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Societal Transformation Scenario

A Societal Transformation Scenario for Staying Below 1.5°C

Study

The Societal Transfomation Scenario is a global 1.5°C mitigation scenario that challenges the notion of continued global economic growth and its compatibility with ambitious climate targets such as the 1.5°C limit. This summary brings together all the key points.

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A Societal Transformation Scenario for Staying Below 1.5°C

The „Societal Transfomation Scenario“ is a global 1.5°C mitigation scenario, which challenges the notion of perpetual global economic growth and its compatibility with ambitious climate goals like the 1.5°C limit. It shows how through a reduction of production and consumption in the Global North, we can stay below 1.5°C without resorting to high-risk technologies like CCS, geoengineering and nuclear, while also avoiding temperature overshoot.

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