Global temperature is likely to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2040

Global temperature is likely to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2040

So sayeth the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.

concluding that it is “more likely than not” that the global temperature increase will hit 1.5C by 2040. Current temperatures globally are, on average, 1.1C above pre-industrial temperatures.

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