Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is a crucial measure of success in combating climate change, and we need to consider what happens next.
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January 16, 2023
The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C was agreed in Paris in 2015. Chesnot/Getty Images
Global temperatures have already increased by about 1.2°C since pre-industrial times. According to the UK Met Office, there is a 48% chance that temperatures will cross the 1.5°C threshold for the first time within the next four years. According to the Global Carbon Project, he will inevitably exceed 1.5°C for at least a year.
It will be a totem milestone. The 1.5°C target is…
