Beyond net zero: integrating extreme risks from climate overshoot into the long-term global goal in order to minimise climate risk

In 2015 a long-term global goal was established in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Given the current rates of climate change and the progression of climate policies in the world, it is increasingly likely that the planet will initially overshoot this target. At the same time, a growing body of…