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Live Discussion: Are Emissions Cuts on Track to Avoid Catastrophic Impacts?

On 4 December 2025, SRM360 hosted a live discussion on emissions cuts a decade since the Paris Agreement, how emissions might develop, and what role solar geoengineering could play. Watch the recording to explore this topic with expert panellists Dr Simon Evans, Prof. David Keith, and Prof. Matt Burgess.

Published December 4, 2025
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The expert panel discusses:

  • The latest data on global emissions and temperature trajectories
  • What overshooting 1.5°C could mean for the planet
  • The potential role of solar geoengineering

Endnotes

 

Further reading shared by our panel:

 

Reports

Global Carbon Project

Paris Agreement

UNEP Emissions gap

World Energy Outlook

Production Gap

CAT Thermometer

Rhodium Climate Outlook

 

Articles

China’s emissions trends

Emissions impacts of Trump’s policies

Indirect effects of U.S. policies on the climate

 

Papers

Multidecadal dynamics project slow 21st-century economic growth and income convergence

IPCC baseline scenarios have over-projected CO2 emissions and economic growth

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SRM360 (2025) – "Live Discussion: Are Emissions Cuts on Track to Avoid Catastrophic Impacts?" [Video]. Published online at SRM360.org. Retrieved from: 'https://srm360.org/video/emissions-cuts-catastrophic-impacts-2025/' [Online Resource]

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