Original article from: The Conversation
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 – and the risk is growing.
This first overshoot beyond 1.5℃ would be temporary, likely aided by a major climate anomaly such as an El Niño weather pattern. However, it casts new doubt on whether Earth’s climate can be permanently stabilized at 1.5℃ warming.
LEFT VIEWPOINTS
- The planet is warming because we are failing to stop emitting greenhouse gases.
- During the pandemic, greenhouse gas emissions dropped, but they didn’t go to zero. This is why the planet is still warming in 2020.
- To reverse manmade global warming we need to get to net-zero emissions and remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
- CO2 is the primary greenhouse gas that is responsible for climate change.