Africa and the Paris Agreement

Africa and the Paris Agreement

Africa and the Paris Agreement, Published online: 23 April 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0146-5

The African continent is one of the most vulnerable regions to future climate change. Research now demonstrates that constraining anthropogenic warming to 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C will significantly lower the risk of heatwaves to inhabitants.