Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say
7 months, 1 week ago

Can we avoid 1.5º of global warming? Probably not and our best case scenario is 1.6º, scientists say

Salon  

When almost 200 nations signed the Paris climate agreement in 2015, they pledged to keep Earth's average temperature to no greater than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The scientists learned that even within all but the most ambitious projections regarding limiting greenhouse gas emissions, humans still fail to fall below the 1.6 degrees Celsius threshold. Speaking to Salon last month — when it was announced that humanity had reached 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for 13 consecutive months — one climate change expert emphasized that this benchmark carries significant in real-world consequences. "Nevertheless, it is important to remember that each carbon dioxide emission causes another increment of global warming and so each emission avoided is an increment of global warming avoided."

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Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body
1 week, 6 days ago

Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : Long-term global warming is currently estimated to be between 1.34 and 1.41 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate report has said. HT reported on March 14 that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees C long-term global warming threshold by September 2029 if current warming trend continues according …

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests the unprecedented heat last year could mark the beginning of a …

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Our findings show the potentially deadly consequences if global warming reaches 2 degrees Celsius,” Dr. Tom Matthews, Senior Lecturer …

Is India prepared to deal with the fallout of increasing emissions and long-term warming in the near future? - The Hindu
2 months ago

Is India prepared to deal with the fallout of increasing emissions and long-term warming in the near future? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump withdrew the United States, the largest historical greenhouse gas emitter and second-largest annual emitter currently, from the Paris Agreement for the second time and promised record fossil fuel expansion. The full extent of the impacts we face — either from the slow-moving changes in the mean or the increased extreme events — is not …

Earth is 'off-track' to limit global warming to 1.5°C, scientists warn - as satellites show a 'very large rise' in CO2 across the globe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth is 'off-track' to limit global warming to 1.5°C, scientists warn - as satellites show a 'very large rise' in CO2 across the globe

Daily Mail  

Global warming is quickly spiralling out of control, the Met Office has warned. Last year, measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, revealed the fastest annual rise in carbon dioxide since records began back in 1958. Last year, measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, revealed the fastest annual rise in carbon dioxide since records began back in 1958 The study comes …

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.
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55 years, 3 months ago

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. To understand why this specific temperature matters so much, let’s rewind a bit: The original goal in the run-up to Paris was to set a line of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius. The 2015 Paris Agreement put the …

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At a time when Los Angeles wildfires are leaving a trail of mass destruction charring thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, in what President Joe Biden called the most catastrophic fires in California’s history, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record, with global average temperatures reaching 1.6°C above …

Hottest year on record sent planet past key target 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hottest year on record sent planet past key target 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which said the climate crisis is pushing …

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed previous projections that 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the …

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

India Today  

The world has officially crossed a significant climate milestone, with 2024 becoming the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on January 10, 2025, highlighting the urgent need for action against climate change. The rising greenhouse gas emissions are propelling …

The burning earth: 2024 hottest year on record, breached 1.5 degree C warming limit set by Paris pact
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The burning earth: 2024 hottest year on record, breached 1.5 degree C warming limit set by Paris pact

Firstpost  

2024 has been recorded as the hottest year of Earth with the planet’s global average temperature easily breached the previous year’s record heat. It surpassed even the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius that the 2015 Paris climate pact set with the late 1800s as the benchmark A homeless man pours water over himself during an excessive heat warning …

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor

The Hindu  

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5°C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near. Stark warning Johan Rockstrom …

2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached

Hindustan Times  

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, passing a major climate threshold, reported news agency Associated Press on Friday, citing weather monitoring agencies. 2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached: Report The news comes in the wake of deadly wildfires in the Californian city of Las Vegas, home to America's film industry ‘Hollywood’. 2024, Earth's hottest …

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold

Al Jazeera  

EU’s climate monitor says climate crisis is pushing temperatures to levels never experienced by modern humans. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet’s temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. The planet’s average temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than …

Humanity is failing to meet its climate change goals. Here's what experts say we can still do
3 months ago

Humanity is failing to meet its climate change goals. Here's what experts say we can still do

Salon  

Last month the Copernicus Climate Change Service, an organization run by the European Union to monitor global heating, revealed that Earth was on track to surpass the 1.5º C threshold. Many people understand the stakes: climate change threatens to kill billions of humans and wipe out millions of species, pushing the definition of “habitability” to the brink. The overwhelming scientific …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
3 months ago

What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The agreement aimed to have countries work towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of limiting the global average surface temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it …

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today  

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?

NPR  

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Sponsor Message Because of those delays, "it's a matter of when, not if," that level of warming will be surpassed, says Richard Betts, a climate scientist at the University of Exeter in the U.K. Betts stresses that surpassing the 1.5 C level of warming should not be a …

World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate

ABC  

The world has already warmed 1.49 degrees Celsius because of humans compared to pre-industrial levels, according to a new study of carbon dioxide content in Antarctic ice cores. "We know that there's warming baked into the 1850 to 1900 estimate, simply because that is not the beginning of the Industrial Revolution," he said "Significant things had already happened by that …

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The world has ALREADY exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, study warns - and scientists say time is running out to curb climate change

Daily Mail  

Time may be running out to curb climate change, scientists have warned - as new data reveals that the critical 1.5°C threshold has already been reached. Scientists say that a new method for attributing human-caused climate change shows that the 1.5°C limit laid out in the Paris Agreement has already been passed This comes after scientists from the Copernicus Climate …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on …

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

Salon  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. "This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a catalyst to raise ambition for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, COP29.” "This latest record sends another stark …

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency

Raw Story  

A day after U.S. voters elected climate-denying Republican Donald Trump in the presidential race, soon ushering in an administration that is sure to expand fossil fuel drilling, the European Union's Earth observation agency announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record and to hit a worrying temperature milestone. While a single year above the 1.5°C …

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
4 months, 3 weeks ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
5 months ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says
5 months ago

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming over …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
5 months, 1 week ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
5 months, 1 week ago

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The Independent  

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How is the world doing on climate change? Not great
5 months, 1 week ago

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

NPR  

How is the world doing on climate change? Global greenhouse gas emissions rose to a new record in 2023, and if countries do not change course, the world will see warming of more than 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. That would blow past the targets set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement: Countries have agreed to …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
5 months, 1 week ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C

The Hindu  

“Tipping Point” is a weekly series where we dive into climate change events and the trends shaping our future. In 2015, world leaders gathered in Paris for the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP21. At the end of this conference, they adopted a legally binding agreement to limit global warming …

Out-of-control heat is making Earth more "weird" — and more deadly
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Out-of-control heat is making Earth more "weird" — and more deadly

Salon  

For the 13th consecutive month, Earth's average monthly temperature has broken all previous records, continuing a streak that began in June 2023. "We see increases in deadly heat waves and droughts, but also an increased experience of 'global weirding' — more extreme weather events producing conditions that are entirely new for communities." "It's a stark warning that we are getting …

In a troubling milestone, Earth surpasses 1.5 degrees C of warming for 12 consecutive months
8 months, 3 weeks ago

In a troubling milestone, Earth surpasses 1.5 degrees C of warming for 12 consecutive months

LA Times  

In a troubling milestone, June marked Earth’s 12th consecutive month of global warming at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius — the internationally accepted threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change. Under that accord, the United States and nearly 200 other nations agreed to limit the global average temperature increase to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial …

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Associated Press  

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. They said even with a faster warming rate they don’t see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. “If you look at this world accelerating or going through a …

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming
10 months ago

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming

Hindustan Times  

As record-high temperatures and unprecedented heat waves sweep across Asia, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been clearer. This article explores the impacts of rising temperatures, evaluates the current efforts to combat global warming, and considers the need for enhanced adaptability. Global warming {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Countries across Asia are experiencing record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves, …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly
1 year, 1 month ago

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly

Hindustan Times  

Earth is running a fever, and the latest temperature readings aren’t offering much comfort. Last week, climate data released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, better known as C3S, presented another warning about the impending climate crisis hovering over humanity — for the first time in recorded human history, 12 consecutive months saw temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial …

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C

Al Jazeera  

Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil, former and future hosts of UN climate summits, are joining forces to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The next round of countries’ climate targets …

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time
1 year, 1 month ago

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year for the first time, with January …

World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency
1 year, 1 month ago

World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency

The Hindu  

The world last month experienced the warmest January on record, with the global mean temperature for the past 12 months exceeding the 1.5° Celsius threshold, according to the European climate agency. Paris agreement In 2015, countries agreed in Paris to limit the average temperature rise to well below 2° Celsius, and preferably to 1.5° Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, to …

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period
1 year, 1 month ago

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Al Jazeera  

EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported the run of …

Data from sea sponges suggest the world has overshot a climate limit, new study says
1 year, 1 month ago

Data from sea sponges suggest the world has overshot a climate limit, new study says

CNN  

CNN — Using sponges collected off the coast of Puerto Rico in the eastern Caribbean, scientists have calculated 300 years of ocean temperatures and concluded the world has already overshot one crucial global warming limit and is speeding toward another. “The big picture is that global warming, and the urgent need for emission reductions to minimize the risk of dangerous …

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means
1 year, 2 months ago

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means

LA Times  

The alarm bells are loud and clear. With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, Earth in 2023 was within striking distance of a dangerous limit: 2.7 degrees of warming over the preindustrial period, or 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. “At this point, it is really difficult to see a path to keeping …

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says
1 year, 2 months ago

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

The Independent  

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Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees
1 year, 4 months ago

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees

NPR  

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees As world leaders gather at COP28, the annual climate change negotiations held in Dubai this year, one number will be front and center: 1.5 degrees Celsius. Here are three climate impacts that get substantially worse in the U.S. if the world exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. …

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’
1 year, 4 months ago

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’

The Hindu  

Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released on November 20, 2023. The annual Emissions Gap report, which assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces between 2.5°C and …

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