World risks descending into a climate ‘doom loop’, warn thinktanks

The research said an example of the impact of the climate crisis complicating climate action was the debate over whether a global temperature rise below 1.5C was still possible. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images

The world is at risk of descending into a climate “doom loop”, a thinktank report has warned.

It said simply coping with the escalating impacts of the climate crisis could draw resources and focus away from the efforts to slash carbon emissions, making the situation even worse.