Foreign Policy Group Seeks Officials’ Focus On 3-Degree Warming Scenario

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is highlighting arguments that U.S. policymakers should plan for a scenario in which the globe experiences 3 degrees Celsius of warming from pre-industrial levels, arguing this would be part of a “pragmatic” response to the limits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while still protecting U.S. interests. The group’s multi-year effort, known as the Climate Realism Initiative, seeks to “confront the threat of climate change, compete in the shifting global energy landscape and build a...