{
  "id": 10293773,
  "title": "Who is responsible for limiting global warming to 1.5°?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/who-is-responsible-for-limiting-global-warming-to-1-5",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-27T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-responsible-limiting-global.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Industrial ecologist Stephanie Cap warns that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires both industrial decarbonization and significant changes in household consumption patterns. While businesses and governments cannot achieve this alone, they must create the conditions that make such changes possible for households. Cap's research, which analyzed five European countries, shows that in 2030, at least 87% of the population would need to adopt lifestyle changes to reach the 1.5°C target, while in 2050, only Spain and Hungary could theoretically meet it. The largest emissions reductions come from reducing car use, switching to fossil-free heating, and adopting plant-based diets. However, the feasibility of these changes depends on factors such as public transportation, working hours, and government policies. Cap emphasizes that while individual changes are crucial, businesses and governments must also play a role in making these choices viable through infrastructure and policy support.",
  "summary": "Even if industry rapidly becomes more sustainable, households will still need to change their lifestyles to meet climate targets. Industrial ecologist Stephanie Cap warns that households cannot do this alone: Businesses and governments must create the conditions to make these changes possible. Cap defends her dissertation titled \"Everything Must Change: 1.5°C decarbonisation scenarios across…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}