Achieving a climate justice pathway to 1.5 °C

Mary Robinson and Tara Shine ()
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Mary Robinson: Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, Trinity College
Tara Shine: Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, Trinity College

Nature Climate Change, 2018, vol. 8, issue 7, 564-569

Abstract: Abstract It is vital for climate justice to pursue a pathway to zero carbon emissions by 2050 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change on people and their human rights. But can such a pathway be achieved without undermining human rights and restricting the right to development? This Perspective discusses the risks of action and inaction to identify a fair and just transition. It compares the risks posed to human rights from climate impacts with the risks posed by climate action and suggests that rights-informed climate action can maximize benefits for people and the planet.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0189-7

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