Richard Betts, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter, emphasizes that surpassing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold should not deter climate action, but encourage it instead.
The World Meteorological Organization indicated that 2024 is projected to average 1.55 C hotter than preindustrial temperatures, marking a significant milestone in global warming.
Countries' inaction on cutting fossil fuel emissions, according to various analyses, threatens the goal set in the Paris Agreement to limit warming to under 1.5 C.
Betts argues that exceeding the 1.5 C limit is not a signal for complacency, but rather a critical call for enhanced climate action to prevent further temperature rises.
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