A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?

Christopher Furlong/Getty For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good news for anyone, least of all Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours who face rapidly rising seas. In response to the report, Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr said: It is hard to overstate the depth of emotion for those of us living on the frontline after having fought…