The goal of the Paris climate agreement—to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius—will be out of sight unless countries collectively show more ambition and take immediate action. This is the view of Heleen de Coninck and four other Dutch climate experts who contributed to the IPCC report published on Monday 4 April. Such an acceleration and strengthening of policy measures is still possible—but requires a far-reaching transformation of the systems that underpin our economy, such as energy, industry, transport and agriculture. The next few years will be decisive.
