Climate Targets MISSED. What happens now?

In the next few years the planet now looks set to sail past the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target set out in the Paris Agreement in 2015, and quite likely past the upper boundary of 2 degrees Celsius by 2050. So, is it now time to give up and admit defeat? Not according to an increasingly large cohort of energy transition analysts. They argue that with the rapidly reducing cost of renewables and energy storage we now face a 'once in a generation' opportunity for human advancement. So, how do they reach that conclusion then?

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Reference Links

The National Emergency Briefing
https://www.nebriefing.org/

Sign the National Emergency petition here
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687

Main source document - Quagraine, Lynas & Ellis
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00246-z.epdf

EMBER - Global Electricity Review 2026
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2026/

Carbon Brief - 'Clean Energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse'
https://www.carbonbrief.org/clean-energy-pushes-fossil-fuel-power-into-reverse-for-first-time-ever/

Carbon Brief - China's emissions
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/

IEA - Electricity 2026
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/b73798cb-e452-42b9-9d8a-07542de7a041/Electricity_2026.pdf

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025
https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2025

Michael Liebreich - The Pragmatic Rest Part 1
https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/liebreich-the-pragmatic-climate-reset-part-i/

Bloomberg NEF - New Record Lows for Battery Prices
https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-transport/new-record-lows-for-battery-prices/

Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators

Simon Clark:
youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys

ClimateTown:
youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA

Dr Gilbz
youtube.com/@DrGilbz

zentouro:
youtube.com/user/zentouro

Climate Adam:
youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam

Kurtis Baute:
youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience

Sarah Karvner:
youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw

Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ

Our Changing Climate :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ