The Paris Agreement is about "well below 2C" & pursuing 1.5C, it is not about avoiding 4-5C.
This is somewhat lost in the RCP8.5 debate. The science said keep well below 2C, & RCP8.5 is not needed to make that case. Other scenarios were.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible
