Ireland needs to brace for more extreme and devastating weather in the future, experts have warned, as new data shows how perilously close the world is to the tipping point to stave off the worst of climate change. Scientists have repeatedly warned that warming of 1.5C - the limit set in the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement - risks unleashing far more severe climate change impacts, with every fraction of a degree mattering in this context. Globally, the planet is continuing to break temperature records, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Both made more severe by human influences of climate change. He said Ireland needs to work to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, with reductions in emissions alongside adaptation measures.

Source: Irish Examiner June 06, 2024 21:32 UTC