"For the first time, nearly 200 nations adopted a binding treaty to limit global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), while striving to cap the rise at 1.5 C. Scientists consider the 1.5 C threshold a critical line of defense against climate change's most severe and irreversible damage. The UN has now said overshooting this, at least temporarily, is "inevitable" with "devastating consequences" for the world."
"Despite some remarkable leaps in climate action since that moment in Paris, experts warn the world stands at a critical juncture. As countries continue to burn oil, gas and coal, temperatures are rising, causing deadly storms, flooding and heat. The past decade has been the hottest on record, with last year topping the grim streak. The world's second-largest emitter, the US, is also now officially out of Paris Agreement for the second time."
In 2015 nearly 200 nations adopted the Paris Agreement to limit warming well below 2°C and strive to cap the rise at 1.5°C. Scientists treat 1.5°C as a critical defense against the most severe, irreversible damage. The UN now says a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C is inevitable and would have devastating consequences. Continued burning of oil, gas, and coal drives rising temperatures, deadly storms, flooding, and heat. The past decade is the hottest on record and recent years have topped that trend. Fossil-fuel air pollution kills about 2.5 million people yearly and rising heat kills roughly one person per minute. Economic losses reached as much as $304 billion in 2024, and some major emitters have withdrawn from international climate commitments.
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