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? Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink 🎉 Hoodie Giveaway Winners 🎉 Thanks to everyone who took part – I’ve now randomly selected the 10 winners: @lorenzoventura7701 @neilgarcia9127 @mikaellinberger6645 @angelaanderson2662 @marsupialdungbucket @annieellison2046 @joshMorland @catherinegreen8440 @rivmey @michaelreid2329 If you’re on this list, congratulations! Please email me at [email protected] within 28 days, quoting your YouTube handle, so I can arrange delivery. Thanks again to everyone who entered – really appreciate the support for the channel 👍 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