“Failure to limit global heating to 1.5°C would condemn nearly a third of today’s five-year-olds to unprecedented levels of dangerous heat during their lifetimes.”
The figures, released by Save the Children and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) map out the scale of climate extremes children will face at different levels of warming. Save the Children added:
“While we need a rapid and equitable phase-out of the use, subsidy and financing of fossil fuels to stick to the 1.5°C target, we must not lose sight of solutions. The report highlights initiatives like increased climate finance, child-centred and locally led adaptation and increasing the participation of children in shaping climate action. “