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1.5-degree target: overshoot a top issue

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Published: January 9th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

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The temporary overshoot of the 1.5-degree target in global warming is one of the ten most important issues in 2024 for the European Parliament’s Scientific Service. „While measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon dioxide removal remain crucial, efforts to adapt to climate change must be urgently stepped up,“ the consultants write in an analysis published on Tuesday. Preliminary figures were already communicated in December.

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