Breaking the 1.5°C Barrier — What’s Coming Next?

The planet is dangerously close to breaching 1.5°C warming. Scientists warn of severe impacts — can urgent global action still prevent irreversible damage?

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Warming Forecasts

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Record Year 2024

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Polar Melting

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Extreme Events Surge

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Global Risks

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Policy Updates

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Brazil’s Step

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Fossil Fuels Persist

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Nature’s Loss

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Solutions Ahead

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Inaction Costs

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COP30 Opportunity

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The planet is dangerously close to breaching 1.5°C warming. Scientists warn of severe impacts — can urgent global action still prevent irreversible damage?

Warming Forecasts

The WMO projects a 70% chance global temperatures exceed 1.5°C between 2025–2029, marking a dangerous milestone for humanity.

Record Year 2024

2024 became the first full year to surpass 1.5°C warming, showing climate tipping points are no longer distant predictions but unfolding realities.

Polar Melting

Arctic and Antarctic ice melt is accelerating, fueling global sea-level rise and threatening coastal cities and island nations.

Extreme Events Surge

Heatwaves, droughts, storms, and floods are intensifying, hitting vulnerable communities with devastating force.

Global Risks

Health risks, food shortages, and ecosystem collapse rise sharply once 1.5°C is crossed, increasing the cost of inaction.

Policy Updates

Australia pledged a 62-70% emission cut by 2035, but experts say it’s far from sufficient to meet Paris goals.

Brazil’s Step

Brazil became the first to invest in the Global Forest Fund, signaling urgency for rainforest protection.

Fossil Fuels Persist

Coal, oil, and gas emissions remain high; without a peak by 2025, the world risks warming of 3°C this century.

Nature’s Loss

Coral bleaching and glacier retreat endanger marine life, fisheries, and freshwater supplies worldwide.

Solutions Ahead

Rapid transition to renewables, forest protection, climate finance, and early warning systems are key steps forward.

Inaction Costs

More wildfires, forced migration, and millions at risk loom if climate action lags further.

COP30 Opportunity

COP30 in Brazil this November may decide if warnings translate into meaningful global action.