In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically

In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically

Decade after Paris: catastrophic 4°C warming avoided, danger persists

Thanks to the Paris Climate Agreement, our planet is no longer heading toward a catastrophic 4 degrees of warming, but is still facing an additional 2.6 degrees Celsius. That is what climate specialists from the World Weather Attribution and Climate Central have calculated. Ten years ago, the Paris Climate Agreement was signed. World leaders pledged to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably 1.5 degrees, compared to the …