Section 3 of the IPCC’s 2022 report: Mitigation of Climate Change!

Matt and Nick talk about the latest section of this year’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The IPCC website describes this section by saying “The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact of national climate pledges in relation to long-term emissions goals.”

Matt and Nick break down some of the highlights from this report, discuss what other experts are saying, and talk about how they’re honestly feeling about this report and what it means moving forward.

Check out the entire report, the summary for policymakers, or the technical summary here: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (ipcc.ch)

Additional source material for this week’s show:

• UN calls for ‘substantial reduction’ in fossil fuels to limit climate change | The Hill

• Major climate report zeroes in on individual choice | Popular Science (popsci.com)

• Opinion | What You Really Need to Know About the Latest IPCC Climate Report | Kaisa Kosonen (commondreams.org)

• We have the tools to slow warming - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

• Climate change: Key UN finding widely misinterpreted - BBC News