We could pass 1.5°C warming by 2026

• Autores: Fred Pearce
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3126, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Paris climate agreement's goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial times could be breached within a decade. The agreement, signed in Dec 2015, commits nations to keeping warming to "well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C." A new analysis now says people could exceed that limit as early as 2026. "By showing the proximity of the 1.5°C level, it should be seen as a wake-up call for governments and a catalyst for strong action," says Benjamin Henley at the University of Melbourne, Australia.