For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5°C in an entire year, according to the European Union climate service.
world leaders they promised in 2015 The goal is to limit long-term temperature rise to 1.5°C, which is considered critical to avoid the most damaging impacts.
This first default of a year does not break that historic “Paris Agreement”, but it brings the world closer to doing so in the long term.
Urgent action to reduce carbon emissions, scientists say it can still slow down the warming.
“This far exceeds anything that is acceptable“Professor Sir Bob Watson, former president of the UN climate body, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
All that happened with 1.5°C more
“Look what happened this year with only 1.5°C: we saw floods, we have seen droughts, heat waves and forest fires around the world, and we’re starting to see lower agricultural productivity and some problems with water. quality and quantity.”
According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change service, the period between February 2023 and January 2024 reached 1.52°C of warming. The graph below shows the comparison with previous years.
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Source: Clarin
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