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Year above 1.5C suggests world is reaching long term warming threshold – studies

The Paris climate treaty commits to curbing warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, but 2024 exceeded that for first time.

Global datasets of temperatures have found a record hot 2024 saw temperatures exceed 1.5C over the year for the first time
Global datasets of temperatures have found a record hot 2024 saw temperatures exceed 1.5C over the year for the first time (Rui Vieira/PA)
By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent