Time to 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 to Stay Alive

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. Learn more about Threshold on our website. This work depends on people who believe in it and choose to support it. People like you. Join our community at thresholdpodcast.orgMentioned in this episode:Announcing...Threshold Live!Join us in Missoula, Montana on October 17 for a sonic exploration of the more-than-human world. Find out more and get tickets at https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/threshold-live

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