At the current rate of CO2 emission, the 1.5°C target would be reached between 10 to 30 years from now

The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, to give it its official title, is particularly noteworthy because it was in response to a specific request from the parties to the Paris agreement. For the first time in the Paris agreement the limit of 1.5°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels was mentioned as a goal that countries should strive to achieve. Hence a special report from the IPCC was called for. It would also examine the differences between mitigation and adaptation for a 1.5°C and 2°C target for limiting global temperature rise, while keeping the goal of sustainable development.