IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels - live

UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity should end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C 1.11am BST In a little under an hour, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be releasing its highly anticipated special report on global warming of 1.5C.The news is not good, with the report - based on more than 6,000 scientific works - expected to warn that the world is nowhere near on track to reach its targets unless there is drastic, world-changing action, immediately. Continue reading...