Net-zero targets and non-CO2 mitigation: Q&A with Andy Reisinger and Oliver Geden

After the conclusion of the 27(th) Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, some have described the goal of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees C as dead, whereas others describe it as being on life support. Dr. Andy Reisinger, commissioner at He Pou a Rangi (the New Zealand Climate Change Commission) and vice chair of Working Group III at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and Dr. Oliver Geden, senior fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, lead author for IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Working Group III, and member of the core writing team for the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report, have recently spoken with One Earth about the prospects for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C and windows of opportunity to accelerate climate action. The views expressed by Dr. Reisinger and Dr. Geden are their personal views only and not those of their associated institutions.