Climate Facts: Global temperatures could take nearly 30 years to stabilise, says IPCC

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says many of the changes observed in the climate such as continued sea level rise – are already set in motion – and are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.
• The organisation said it could take 20 to 30 years to see global temperatures stabilise.
• Warming of 1.5°C to 2°C will lead to a reduction of rainforest biomass and will increase deforestation and wildfires, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• The Global Commission on Adaptation said restoring upland forests can help 534 of the world’s largest cities regulate water flows and manage more extreme floods.
• This, the organisation said could save an estimated $890 million per year.