2024 on Track to Become the “Hottest Year” on Record

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced on Thursday that 2024 is set to surpass 2023, becoming the hottest year on record since temperature data collection began.

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This announcement comes ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, scheduled to take place next week in Azerbaijan, where nations will attempt to reach an agreement on increasing funding to combat climate change.

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has tempered expectations about the outcome of the negotiations.

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Record-Breaking Temperatures

The Copernicus service reported that average temperatures have been exceptionally high from January to October, indicating that 2024 will be the hottest year on record unless global temperatures drop to near zero for the remainder of the year.

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Copernicus director Carlo Buontempo told Reuters, “The climate is warming across all continents and oceans. So, it’s certain that we will witness record-breaking temperatures.”

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, oil, and gas are the primary drivers of global warming.

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, nations agreed to try to prevent the Earth’s temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.

Although this target has not yet been exceeded, Copernicus now predicts that the world could surpass the Paris Agreement’s goal by around 2030.

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