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UN Scrambling to Save the Credibility of the Paris Agreement
« on: January 12, 2025, 07:17:33 am »
UN Scrambling to Save the Credibility of the Paris Agreement
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Essay by Eric Worrall

“… Individual years pushing past the 1.5-degree limit … means we need to fight even harder to get on track. …”

Press Release | WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level

WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level

The past ten years 2015-2024 are the ten warmest years on record

We have likely seen the first calendar year with a global mean temperature of more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average

Six international datasets are used to reach the consolidated WMO global figure

2024 saw exceptional land and sea surface temperatures and ocean heat

Long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement not yet dead but in grave danger

Geneva (WMO – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets. The past ten years have all been in the Top Ten, in an extraordinary streak of record-breaking temperatures.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/01/11/un-scrambling-to-save-the-credibility-of-the-paris-agreement/
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