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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3h

NEW – Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit - Carbon Brief

On the sidelines of a conference, Carbon Brief asked a range of experts what they consider to be the key “unknowns” around overshoot.

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Robert McSweeney @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org · 1h

Last week, @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and I attended the first-ever conference on climate "overshoot" in Vienna.

Here's our summary of the wide-ranging discussions. (Bearing in mind we were two journalists covering 8 conference themes...!)

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3h

NEW – Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

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Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 4h

Super comprehensive report on our @iiasa.ac.at overshoot conference by @carbonbrief.org. Great summary and overview on some of the central discussion points. Check it out👇👇👇
www.carbonbrief.org/overshoot-ex...

Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief

The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...

www.carbonbrief.org

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 6d

✨ The reflections sent a powerful message: overshoot is not just a scientific scenario, it is a lived reality that compounds risks, deepens inequities, & raises questions of justice. Responding requires courage, collaboration, & commitment across all levels of society.

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Overshoot |

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A&W Blog @aundw.bsky.social · 6d

In Ö entfallen mehr als 50 % der #Treibhausgase auf die obersten 10 %. 🏭💨

Höchste Zeit, Reiche und Konzerne stärker in die Pflicht zu nehmen, meinen @nicolasprinz.bsky.social, @sixev4.bsky.social & Judith Derndorfer: www.awblog.at/klima-energi...

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 6d

🧵 As the #OvershootConference drew to a close today, the final plenary offered a space to step back and reflect across themes. What stood out was both the urgency and interconnectedness of the challenges we face when confronting climate overshoot:

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 7d

🎭 Science met art at the #OvershootConference today through various science-art performances. Gloria Benedikt's performative lecture, and works by the et art. collective, Mehrta Shirzadian, Lea Aigner, and Rosalie Arendt, brought new perspectives to the overshoot challenge
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The Road Not Taken (so far)

Trailer for the performative lecture taking place at the 1st Overshoot Conference on October 1st, 2pm. A performative lecture is a lecture based on an academic paper…

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 6d

The third and final day of the #OvershootConference kicked off with an insightful report-back and reflection session, where theme leads shared insights from their discussions so far.

See insights from discussions on Day 2 in the thread below:

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 7d

Day 2 of the #OvershootConference started with a report back & reflection session followed by plenaries, panels, and parallel sessions exploring critical questions around the core conference themes.

Stay tuned for highlights, quotes, and snapshots!
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 7d

🎤 Dr. Jimmy Fletcher, Former Minister of Saint Lucia and Founder of the Caribbean Climate Justice Project, delivered powerful remarks during a social dinner at the close of Day 1 of the #OvershootConference: “Overshoot might be a phase but never a future we accept.”
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 8d

🌍 The first international #OvershootConference kicked off at IIASA today with an inspiring plenary session that set the tone for an important week of dialogue on pathways beyond overshoot.

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Daniel Huppmann @danielhuppmann.bsky.social · 8d

Starting today: 🌍 First international conference on #ClimateOvershoot at #IIASAVienna!

📅 30 Sep–2 Oct
📍Laxenburg, Austria 🇦🇹

As we edge closer to the 1.5 °C limit, understanding the implications for mitigation, adaptation limits and climate justice has never been more urgent.
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First ever international conference on climate overshoot at IIASA

As global temperatures approach the 1.5°C threshold, understanding the risks of climate overshoot has become an urgent scientific and policy challenge. From 30 September to 2 October 2025, IIASA will ...

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IOPP Environment and Energy @iopp-environment.bsky.social · 9d

🌍New #ERL focus collection on #climate #overshoot is open!

Linked to @iiasa.ac.at Overshoots conference in Vienna this week. ERL Publisher Lauren Carter will be attending, email to discuss a contribution: [email protected]

📅Deadline: 30 April 2026
🔗 iopscience.iop.org/collections/...

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 9d

also here and wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/0pW6...

Episode 9: Legal and justice implications of overshoot with Lavanya Rajamani

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 9d

Less than 24hrs until the conference starts and our last podcast is out (in time for those of you travelling to Vienna):
overshootconference.org/the-overshoo...
The fantastic Lavanya Rajamani from @ox.ac.uk speaks about Legal and Justice Implications of Overshoot. Don't miss it 🎧

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 11d

It's of course not quite the finale yet - one more podcast to come on Monday :)

Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 11d

Grand Finale for the Overshoot Conference Podcast: Episode 8 is out on Loss & Damage with Sindra Sharma from @canpacificislands.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/5eTn...

AND: registration for the livestream of the plenary sessions is open now: overshootconference.org/registration/

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 14d

And Episode 7 is online. Kristie L. Ebi speaks about: Adaptation and Adaptation Limits under Overshoot. A perspective all too often missed when we discuss climate overshoot, so make sure to tune in:
overshootconference.org/the-overshoo...
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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 17d

Sorry, but disagree with @hausfath.bsky.social here. You open Pandora's box, you ain't closing it again. We've already seen with Paris that well intentioned international agreements do not translate into physical reality and SRM governance is a much harder problem. Zero is the only safe level. /1

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 17d

I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:

Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet

A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 18d

In time for the weekend. Episode 6 🎧 Jonathan Donges from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social speaks about
Overshoot Legacy and Tipping Elements. Don't miss it 👇👇👇
overshootconference.org/the-overshoo...
and here:
open.spotify.com/episode/11F3...

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 20d

Episode 5 is online. Honoured to have Debra Roberts, former @ipcc.bsky.social AR6 WG2 Co-Chair, to speak about "Climate impact (ir)reversibility"
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 21d

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 24d

For decades, there has been a highly organized war on science in the U.S., mainly funded by fossil fuel companies, and their propaganda is now official government policy.

Top US Energy Official Lobbies for Fossil Fuels in Europe - Inside Climate News

European climate experts say the pro-fossil fuel arguments are based on climate disinformation.

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 23d

And the episodes keep coming. Now online Episode 4 with Deliang Chen from Tsinghua University talking about "Earth System responses up to net zero and beyond" Don't miss it. 👇👇👇

Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · 28d

And here comes Overshoot Podcast number 3 🎧. @iiasa.ac.at 's Keywan Riahi talks about Carbon Dioxide Removal: Sustainability Constraints and Opportunities: overshootconference.org/the-overshoo...
and here: open.spotify.com/episode/4yPi...

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Nature @nature.com · 24d

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers

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Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

Nature - Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

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