[MCN] We need to put a limit on the heat. What if that's socially unacceptable?

[Lance Olsen]

The first sentence of the Executive Summary for Policymakers of the recent IPCC special report on 1.5C found that halting the heat short of 1.5C above the fossil fuel era would necessitate, "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. 

https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/ <https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/>
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The recent PNAS article on a Hothouse Earth pointed to need for, take a deep breath, “... decarbonization of the global economy, enhancement of biosphere carbon sinks, behavioral changes, technological innovations, new governance arrangements, and transformed social values.”

https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/115/33/8252.full.pdf <https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/115/33/8252.full.pdf>

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“Leaders and societies seeking to protect the wellbeing of their people may need to refocus on tougher issues, Warner added.”

" ‘ We need to understand what people value and what's acceptable or not,’ said Warner, who leads work on climate change impacts and risks for the UN climate body.”

“As more protesters take to the streets around the world, demanding faster climate action, governments will need to make policy shifts that are acceptable to both activists and the broader public - and ‘that's a hard needle to thread’, she said.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/climate-change-put-development-goals-reach-191030214313911.html <https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/climate-change-put-development-goals-reach-191030214313911.html>

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Lifestyles - IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=413>
https://www.ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=413>
There are two reasons why lifestyles are an issue of climate policy. First, consumption patterns are an important factor in climate change since they have become ...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=61>
https://www.ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=61>
1.4 Global Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation ... the unsustainable lifestyles and patterns of production and consumption, and explores a broad range ...

[PDF]
Report - IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change <https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf>
https://report.ipcc.ch › pdf › sr15_spm_final <https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf>
Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Sweden; the Ministry of Environment Natural . ...... lifestyles, including high demand for

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC <http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=48>
www.ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=48>
Setting the Stage: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Contents ... 1.2.2 The Costs of Climate Change Mitigation ... 1.4.3.3 “Appropriate” Lifestyles

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC <http://ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg2/index.php?idp=350>
ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <http://ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg2/index.php?idp=350>
Today, as the scale of human impact on the environment increases, a range of ... that are exposed to changes in lifestyle and environmental and occupational ...

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=415>
https://www.ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg3/index.php?idp=415>
Environmental education could be more effective than it has proved so far if it recognized that human behaviour hinges on lifestyle or self-awareness.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg2/index.php?idp=441>
https://www.ipcc.ch › ipccreports › tar <https://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg2/index.php?idp=441>
... among other factors, demographic changes, urbanization and industrial development, trade and transport demands, and lifestyle changes, the coastal zones ...

Topic 2: Future changes, risks and impacts — IPCC <https://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/topic_futurechanges.php>
https://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch › topic_futurechanges <https://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/topic_futurechanges.php>
Topic 2 assesses projections of future climate change and the resulting risks and ... population growth, lifestyle and behavioural changes, associated changes in ...

What the new report on climate change expects from you - CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/08/world/ipcc-climate-change-consumer-actions-intl/index.html>
https://www.cnn.com › world › ipcc-climate-change-consumer-actions-intl <https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/08/world/ipcc-climate-change-consumer-actions-intl/index.html>
Oct 8, 2018 - A stark new report from the global scientific authority on climate ... But to do that, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says, would ... change their lifestyle and consumption patterns to more sustainable ...

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