Commentary: Why is 1.5 degrees so important?

Highlights: IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5℃
October 8, 2018
Reports Assessing Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilities, Adaptation, and Mitigation in the Philippines Launched at 2018 CCC Week
November 20, 2018
Show all

OML Center Executive Director Rodel D. Lasco’s commentary on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5℃ was published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 21, 2018.

The commentary underscores the importance of the special report, its potential impact on the Philippines, and the challenges that Filipinos face in enhancing our resilience to climate-related risks.

Go to the Philippine Daily Inquirer website to read the commentary.

Read our primer on the IPCC Special Report and the highlights of the IPCC Special Report.

For more information on the report, visit the IPCC website.

To know more about the Philippine climate and the potential impacts of climate change, visit the OML Center website and check out the State of the Philippine Climate and Philippine Climate Change Assessments.