UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
To have a chance at staying below the 1.5-degree Celsius warming limit, countries need to cut emissions by 42% by the end of the decade.
Carbon emissions rose 1.2% last year, highlighting the urgent need for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The daily global average temperature exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius on 127 days this year, showing the increasing frequency of extreme heat events. [ more ]
Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday
Friday was the first day on record to have a global average surface temperature above 2°C compared to preindustrial levels.
Breaching the 2-degree threshold for a single day does not mean that the Paris Agreement's target of holding global warming to 'well below' such a mark has been exceeded. [ more ]