23 August 2026 – Ecorealities

A line graph titled Temperature Change from the En-ROADS Simulator, superimposed over a faded background image of three industrial smokestacks emitting thick smoke. The vertical axis measures Degrees Celsius from 0.0 to 3.5 in increments of 0.5. The horizontal axis measures years from 2000 to 2100 in twenty-year increments. Horizontal dotted lines mark the 1.5 and 2.0 degrees Celsius thresholds. A legend centred at the bottom defines two colour-coded scenarios: Baseline in a black box and Current Scenario in a bright blue box. The black Baseline line rises steadily from approximately 0.8 degrees Celsius in the year 2000 to reach 3.3 degrees Celsius by 2100. The thick blue Current Scenario line tracks the baseline initially, peaks at approximately 1.8 degrees Celsius near 2050, and gradually declines to roughly 1.6 degrees Celsius by 2100. Source: background image Adobe Stock 95437745, foreground image Climate Interactive & MIT Sloan (2026) En-ROADS Simulator (Version 26.6.0).

Transformative climate action vs delayed and insufficient action

Key ideas In theory we can stabilise and reduce the global mean temperature in the 21st century via rapid decarbonisation and wise policies, to avoid a dangerous escalation of human-caused climate change. Climate Interactive & MIT Sloan’s En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator gives a simplified picture of some key aspects of […]