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An IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C should focus on resolving fundamental scientific and political uncertainties, not fixate on developing unachievable mitigation pathways.

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Figure 1: The ten scenarios from the IPCC AR52 and used in the UNEP Emissions Gap Report4, coloured by the model name and version.

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G.P.P. was supported by the Research Council of Norway project 209701.

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  1. Glen P. Peters is at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO), Norway,
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