Smoke over downtown Bogotá, Colombia seen from the El Paraiso neighborhood during extremely high temperatures and wildfires on Jan. 26, 2024. Diego Cuevas / Getty Images
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According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2024 is highly likely to be the warmest year on record and to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius limit outlined in the Paris Agreement.
The Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree Celsius target refers to limiting global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the global average temperature in pre-industrial times. This target was established by scientists to limit catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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