2°C: the story of the global climate goal

The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 gave the world a shared target for halting climate change: that global warming should stop well short of 2 degrees Celsius. But how did that target come about, and what exactly does it mean? Prof. Maria Ivanova, a specialist in international environmental policy, shares with us the history and diplomacy behind those crucial 2 degrees. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, visit tilclimate.mit.edu . Credits Laur Hesse Fisher , Host and Executive Producer David Lishansky , Editor and Producer Aaron Krol , Writer and Producer Lindsay Fendt, Science Reporter Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

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2°C: the story of the global climate goal is an episode from TILclimate by MIT Climate Project.

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This episode was published on Jun 6, 2024.

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