Key statistics
2˚C The upper limit on global warming above pre-industrial levels agreed in the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change
2018 The UK’s joint hottest summer on record 1
1.5˚C The preferred target limit of global warming above pre-industrial levels set out by the UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4 0 % Global net human-caused carbon dioxide emissions will need to be cut to zero by 2050 to keep global warming below 1.5˚C 5 carbon emissions
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Hottest years since modern records began have occurred since 2001 2
3.2˚C UN’s projected global temperature increase above pre-industrial levels by 2100 3
1 Met Office data. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/03/summer-2018-uk-joint-hottest-on-record-met-office-says 2 NASA and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US analysis. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/ interactive/2018/01/18/climate/hottest-year-2017.html 3 UN estimate. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2017/nov/03/three-degree-world-cities-drowned-global 4 UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report https://ipcc.ch/pdf/session48/pr_181008_P48_spm_en.pdf 5 UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report https://ipcc.ch/pdf/session48/pr_181008_P48_spm_en.pdf
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