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The world experienced first 12-month period of more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial reference period, the Copernicus Climate Change Service says (climate.copernicus.eu)
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January 2024 is also the eighth month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year, according to Copernicus.

"Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing," says Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yay, we reached the 1.5° goal ahead of schedule!

[–] TheGoldenGod 8 points 9 months ago

I think they recently mentioned we’re a little above ~1.7°

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Hey I remember when we were supposed to pass that until 2100...

And 2050...

[–] markr 7 points 9 months ago

1.5 is so 2020. The new limit is 2.0.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

So it started as a limit to not surpass. Now it's a state we should be trying to get back to. Yippee . 😠