Zero In On: A new generation of climate models, COVID-19 and the Paris Agreement

The second report from the CONSTRAIN project zeroes in on a new generation of climate models, known as CMIP6, and the science behind the Paris Agreement's Long Term Temperature Goal (LTTG), highlighting how improved understanding in both areas can help better plan for what lies ahead in terms of future climate, informing the adaptation measures that may be required.

The report also highlights the effect of COVID-19 on climate - although this has so far been negligible, a green recovery could profoundly alter the trajectory of climate change over the next two decades, both slowing down the rate of global warming and getting the world on a 1.5°C pathway that will allow avoiding the most dangerous climate change.