"More importantly, it caps three years when global temperatures have surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. The data, released by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on Tuesday, suggest we stand on a climate precipice. These three years stand apart from those that came before, said Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S, in a press conference on Monday."
"The past 11 years have been the 11 hottest on record, underscoring a global warming trend driven by rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If this trajectory doesn't rapidly change, the world is on track to breach the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement, which enjoins countries to limit warming to below 1.5 degrees C and well below two degrees C."
The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported global temperatures have exceeded 1.5°C above preindustrial averages for three consecutive years. 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, nearly matching 2023, while 2024 remains the hottest at 1.6°C above the 1850–1900 average — the first year to exceed 1.5°C. The past 11 years constitute the 11 hottest on record, reflecting a warming trend driven by rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. If emissions trajectories do not rapidly change, projections indicate the world is on track to breach the Paris Agreement limits of 1.5°C and 2°C by the end of the decade.
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