Average global temperatures this year will be by a significant margin the hottest ever recorded, at about a 1.4˚C rise, so the 1.5˚C buffer is all but
Average global temperatures this year will be by a significant margin the hottest ever recorded, at about a 1.4˚C rise, so the 1.5˚C buffer is all but used up, while the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are at concentrations never previously recorded and still rising rapidly. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says current NDCs are insufficient to keep temperatures within 1.5˚C, even if fully implemented. Carrying on as usual, without change, is forecasted to lead to a catastrophic 2.9˚C rise this century.
According to all commentators in the media, academia and politics, the elections for the European Parliament (6-9 June 2024) had to answer two key...
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