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UNEP scenario: cooling emissions could reach 7.2bn tonnes by 2050
Business as usual projects demand more than tripling and cooling emissions reaching 7.2bn tonnes.
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UNFCCC synthesis assessed new climate plans from 64 parties
The 2025 synthesis covers plans recorded by 30 September, representing about 30% of 2019 global emissions excluding LULUCF.
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Copernicus: Europe had record heat and widespread flooding in 2024
Europe’s warmest year on record was 2024. Flooding killed at least 335 people and affected an estimated 413,000.
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UNEP: a 42% emissions cut by 2030 is needed for 1.5°C
Annual greenhouse-gas emissions need to fall 42% by 2030 and 57% by 2035 from 2019 levels.
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WMO: 2024 set a global temperature record
Surface temperature was 1.55 ± 0.13°C above 1850–1900. WMO cautioned against conflating a single year with the long-term threshold.
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WMO: Africa was 0.86°C above average in 2024
Annual surface temperature exceeded the 1991–2020 average by about 0.86°C. North Africa’s anomaly was 1.28°C.
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WMO: Asia was 1.04°C above average in 2024
Asia’s mean temperature was about 1.04°C above 1991–2020. Record ranking varies by dataset.
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WMO: about one third of services were at essential level
About one third of meteorological and hydrological services provided essential climate services in 2024; a similar share was advanced or full.
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UNEP: adaptation finance reached $28bn in 2022
International public flows rose from $22bn in 2021 to $28bn. The annual finance gap was estimated at $187–359bn.
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