Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, WMO, July 9, 2020.
A new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds a ~70% chance that global mean temperature will rise 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one month within the next 5 years. This projection does not necessarily mean that the 1.5°C limit will have been breached, as the Paris Agreement target of “well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit below 1.5°C” comprises a long-term temperature goal. Nevertheless, these new WMO projections indicate how close we already are to this limit.
Compiled by Amy Imdieke
By Amy Imdieke, Global Outreach Director, and Pam Pearson, Director of ICCI.
Published Jul. 24, 2020 Updated Jul. 12, 2022 3:20 pm
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