Time to 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 to Stay Alive

02/01/22 • 49 min

After decades of scientific study and political wrangling the world has agreed—at least on paper—that 1.5C of heating must be the upper limit of our impact on the climate system. How could something that sounds so small matter so much?

This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we take you inside the scientific and political origin story of 1.5C, from the holocene to the halls of COP26 in Glasgow.

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02/01/22 • 49 min

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Threshold - Time to 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 to Stay Alive

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Amy Martin00:00:00.000

Think about something you love, a person or a place, your town, your country, your farm, your neighborhood. Zoom in on one specific face.

Ali00:00:17.489

Hey, it's me.

Audrey00:00:19.559

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Amy Martin00:00:22.920

Your friend, your sister, your cat, your kid, your mom. Think about how you feel when you're

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