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United Nations officially assumes that the 1.5 degree target will be overshotImage: Andre Penner\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Global temperatures will almost certainly average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels in 2026, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Friday.<\/p>\n

That would make 2026 the second calendar year after 2024 above the\u00a0threshold set as part of\u00a0the Paris Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What does the 1.5-degree target mean?<\/h2>\n

The Paris treaty was\u00a0aimed\u00a0at\u00a0preventing global temperatures from\u00a0rising above\u00a01.5 degrees Celsius in the long term. The 2015 deal was seen as a major step forward in tackling climate change.<\/a><\/p>\n

Most of the world’s nations\u00a0agreed to hold global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius\u00a0compared to pre-industrial levels and\u00a0“pursue efforts”\u00a0to keep it below\u00a01.5 degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The target concerns long-term warming, so a single year above 1.5 degrees does not in itself mean it has been breached.<\/p>\n

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Could 2026 become the warmest year on record?<\/h2>\n

Copernicus estimates\u00a0that 2026 will\u00a0most likely be the second-warmest year after 2024 since records began. However, there is a 20% chance that it could surpass 2024 levels.<\/p>\n

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Ten years on: Has the Paris climate deal delivered?<\/h2>\n

The climate service also expects the four-year average for 2023 to 2026 to be above the 1.5 degree threshold.<\/p>\n

October\u00a02026 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average global surface temperature of 1.75 degrees above pre-industrial levels for the month. It\u00a0marked the third consecutive month above the\u00a01.5 degrees threshold.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“An exceptionally strong El Nino is adding further heat to a climate already warmed by human activities, while 2026 is on track to become the second calendar year above 1.5 degrees,” said Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.<\/p>\n

That goal is no longer within reach<\/h2>\n

The UN Environment Programme now expects warming to overshoot the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree target.<\/p>\n

Because this threatens drastic climate extremes and dangerous tipping points, the overshoot should be kept as small and short as possible, it said.<\/p>\n

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Burning fossil fuels is one of the main drivers of climate changeImage: Gerald Herbert\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to a September report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP),<\/a> every additional fraction of a degree makes the risks and impacts worse.<\/p>\n

Climate scientist Johan Rockstr\u00f6m, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, c<\/span>alled for temperatures to be lowered quickly again by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

UNEP lays out a scenario in which the world sees warming peak at 1.7 to 1.8 degrees Celsius around mid-century, before falling back to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. Getting there would require steep emissions cuts of 69% by 2040, relative to 2025 levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was now unavoidable that global warming would exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within the next five years,\u00a0<\/span>Rockstr\u00f6m said\u00a0at a briefing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that humanity was currently on “a path to an unmanageable future.”<\/p>\n

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Climate extremes are the new health threats \u2014 here is why<\/h2>\n

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Global temperatures will almost certainly average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels in 2026, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Friday.<\/p>\n

That would make 2026 the second calendar year after 2024 above the\u00a0threshold set as part of\u00a0the Paris Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What does the 1.5-degree target mean?<\/h2>\n

The Paris treaty was\u00a0aimed\u00a0at\u00a0preventing global temperatures from\u00a0rising above\u00a01.5 degrees Celsius in the long term. The 2015 deal was seen as a major step forward in tackling climate change.<\/a><\/p>\n

Most of the world’s nations\u00a0agreed to hold global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius\u00a0compared to pre-industrial levels and\u00a0“pursue efforts”\u00a0to keep it below\u00a01.5 degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The target concerns long-term warming, so a single year above 1.5 degrees does not in itself mean it has been breached.<\/p>\n

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Could 2026 become the warmest year on record?<\/h2>\n

Copernicus estimates\u00a0that 2026 will\u00a0most likely be the second-warmest year after 2024 since records began. However, there is a 20% chance that it could surpass 2024 levels.<\/p>\n

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Ten years on: Has the Paris climate deal delivered?<\/h2>\n

The climate service also expects the four-year average for 2023 to 2026 to be above the 1.5 degree threshold.<\/p>\n

October\u00a02026 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average global surface temperature of 1.75 degrees above pre-industrial levels for the month. It\u00a0marked the third consecutive month above the\u00a01.5 degrees threshold.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“An exceptionally strong El Nino is adding further heat to a climate already warmed by human activities, while 2026 is on track to become the second calendar year above 1.5 degrees,” said Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.<\/p>\n

That goal is no longer within reach<\/h2>\n

The UN Environment Programme now expects warming to overshoot the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree target.<\/p>\n

Because this threatens drastic climate extremes and dangerous tipping points, the overshoot should be kept as small and short as possible, it said.<\/p>\n

\"Stacks
Burning fossil fuels is one of the main drivers of climate changeImage: Gerald Herbert\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to a September report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP),<\/a> every additional fraction of a degree makes the risks and impacts worse.<\/p>\n

Climate scientist Johan Rockstr\u00f6m, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, c<\/span>alled for temperatures to be lowered quickly again by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

UNEP lays out a scenario in which the world sees warming peak at 1.7 to 1.8 degrees Celsius around mid-century, before falling back to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. Getting there would require steep emissions cuts of 69% by 2040, relative to 2025 levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was now unavoidable that global warming would exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within the next five years,\u00a0<\/span>Rockstr\u00f6m said\u00a0at a briefing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that humanity was currently on “a path to an unmanageable future.”<\/p>\n

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Climate extremes are the new health threats \u2014 here is why<\/h2>\n

Global temperatures will almost certainly average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels in 2026, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Friday.<\/p>\n

That would make 2026 the second calendar year after 2024 above the\u00a0threshold set as part of\u00a0the Paris Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Paris treaty was\u00a0aimed\u00a0at\u00a0preventing global temperatures from\u00a0rising above\u00a01.5 degrees Celsius in the long term. The 2015 deal was seen as a major step forward in tackling climate change.<\/a><\/p>\n

Most of the world’s nations\u00a0agreed to hold global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius\u00a0compared to pre-industrial levels and\u00a0“pursue efforts”\u00a0to keep it below\u00a01.5 degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The target concerns long-term warming, so a single year above 1.5 degrees does not in itself mean it has been breached.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Copernicus estimates\u00a0that 2026 will\u00a0most likely be the second-warmest year after 2024 since records began. However, there is a 20% chance that it could surpass 2024 levels.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

The climate service also expects the four-year average for 2023 to 2026 to be above the 1.5 degree threshold.<\/p>\n

October\u00a02026 was the warmest October on record globally, with an average global surface temperature of 1.75 degrees above pre-industrial levels for the month. It\u00a0marked the third consecutive month above the\u00a01.5 degrees threshold.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“An exceptionally strong El Nino is adding further heat to a climate already warmed by human activities, while 2026 is on track to become the second calendar year above 1.5 degrees,” said Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.<\/p>\n

The UN Environment Programme now expects warming to overshoot the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree target.<\/p>\n

Because this threatens drastic climate extremes and dangerous tipping points, the overshoot should be kept as small and short as possible, it said.<\/p>\n

According to a September report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP),<\/a> every additional fraction of a degree makes the risks and impacts worse.<\/p>\n

Climate scientist Johan Rockstr\u00f6m, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, c<\/span>alled for temperatures to be lowered quickly again by removing CO2 from the atmosphere.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

UNEP lays out a scenario in which the world sees warming peak at 1.7 to 1.8 degrees Celsius around mid-century, before falling back to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. Getting there would require steep emissions cuts of 69% by 2040, relative to 2025 levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was now unavoidable that global warming would exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within the next five years,\u00a0<\/span>Rockstr\u00f6m said\u00a0at a briefing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that humanity was currently on “a path to an unmanageable future.”<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

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