US EditionCarbon budget to keep global warming at 1.5 C could be exhausted in 3 years: report
GLOBAL, JUN 17 – The remaining global carbon budget is about 130 billion tonnes and could be exhausted within three years if current emissions of 40 billion tonnes annually continue, scientists say.
- A 2025 report shows the world is on track to exhaust the 1.5°C carbon budget within just over three years due to continued high emissions.
- This outcome follows decades of rising emissions and warming, with last year’s global surface temperatures first surpassing 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
- The report, authored by more than 60 scientists and published in Earth System Science Data, highlights accelerating sea-level rise and climate impacts intensifying worldwide.
- Professor Joeri Rogelj stated, “The window to stay within 1.5°C is rapidly closing” and emphasized swift emission cuts are needed to meet Paris Agreement goals.
- Without transformational change in energy systems and emission reductions, breaching 1.5°C will cause more frequent extreme weather, greater harm, and risks to vulnerable populations.
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