This is a special page containing information relevant to the 48th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), held in Incheon, Korea on 1-6 October 2018 and the its special report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.
Interviews with IPCC Special Report Authors
IGES interviewed authors of the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C to ask about the report's significance, its important messages, its influences on future climate action and policy, and the steps that lie ahead. This time, seven authors were interviewed: Jim Skea, Henri Waisman, Jean-Charles Hourcade, Kejun Jiang, Yasuaki Hijioka, Joyashree Roy, and P.R. Shukla.
（Interviewer: Mikiko Kainuma, Research Advisor, IGES）
What is important is that there are no losers.Kejun Jiang, Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 2, IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ |
Innovation beyond existing technologies and business models is essential.Joyashree Roy, Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 5, IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ |
Financial policy promoting low-carbon investment is key.Jean-Charles Hourcade, Lead Author of Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ |
The difference between 1.5C and 2C is significant.Yasuaki Hijioka, Lead Author of Chapter 3, IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ |
Much stronger cooperation is needed.P.R. Shukla, Co-Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III |
Achieving ambitious climate goal is still possible, but requires consistent actions.Henri Waisman, Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 5, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C |
The next 10 years are key to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C.Jim Skea, Co-Chair, Working Group III, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C
Japanese from IPCC
Japanese from IPCC