A dangerous rise in global temperatures above the 1.5C (2.7F) limit set by the UN could happen in just five years, warn scientists. Global average temperatures of 1.5C (2.7F) above 19th century levels are seen as a threshold beyond which the most dangerous impacts of climate change will be felt. 'This study shows that we are getting measurably and inexorably closer to the lower target of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,' he said. Dr Stephen Cornelius, chief climate adviser at WWF, said limiting global warming to 1.5C (2.7F) is of 'critical importance' to prevent the worst climate change impacts. The year 2021, and the crucial climate change negotiations, COP26, in November, have been widely described as a “make-or-break” chance to prevent climate change spiralling ever more out of control.

Source: The Nation May 27, 2021 08:03 UTC