How a changing climate impacts you. Your children. Your grandchildren.

An interactive visualization using IPCC AR6 climate projection data, inspired by Figure SPM.1.

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What does 2.5°C mean for you? For your children? For the world they'll inherit?

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1900194019802020206021002020Very HighHighIntermediateLowVery Low°CTemperature change from 1850-19000°1°2°3°4°

Selected: High (SSP3-7.0)
Regional rivalry and slow development lead to 3.6°C warming by 2100.

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  • Very HighWe do nothing, emissions double→ +4.4°C
  • HighWe delay action, emissions keep rising→ +3.6°C
  • IntermediateWe hold emissions flat until 2050, then slowly cut→ +2.7°C
  • LowWe take strong action starting now→ +1.8°C
  • Very LowWe act fast, reach net-zero by 2050→ +1.5°C

About the science

The period 2011–2020 was approximately 1.1°C warmer than 1850–1900. The five scenarios shown ( SSP1-1.9 to SSP5-8.5) represent different possible futures based on societal choices about emissions. Each is backed by comprehensive climate modeling from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.