2024 Virtually Certain to Be Hottest Year, Exceeding 1.5°C Paris Target, Says EU Climate Agency

Nov 7, 2024, 03:20 AM

The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service has announced that 2024 is virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, surpassing 2023 and marking the first time global temperatures exceed the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris climate agreement in 2015. This unprecedented warming, confirmed by the EU space programme, has had disastrous impacts on the health, lives, and livelihoods of people worldwide. The announcement comes ahead of COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global leaders have a golden opportunity at COP29 to champion a more sustainable future.