Global Warming Accelerates, Nearing 1.5-Degree Limit

Scientists Divided Over Climate Target as 2023 Marks Hottest Year on Record

Global warming is accelerating, with 2023 being the hottest year on record, coming close to breaching the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Scientists are divided over whether the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit has already been surpassed, with some arguing that it's a political goal rather than a physical threshold.
Despite the grim outlook, some scientists argue that it's still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius if substantial and immediate reductions in carbon pollution are made.
Other scientists argue that the focus should be on developing technologies to curtail emissions, exploring options to remove greenhouse gases from the environment, and studying techniques to reduce the global temperature directly.
The debate over the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit is intensifying as global warming fuels extreme weather events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and fierce winter storms.