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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Scientists Warn of Three-Year Countdown to Breach 1.5C Climate Limit
Caption: Scientists Warn of Three-Year Countdown to Breach 1.5C Climate Limit. Leading climate scientists warn that the world has just three years to limit warming to 1.5C at current CO2 emission levels. Over 60 experts issued a stark assessment, revealing that the carbon budget for 1.5C is rapidly shrinking. The 2015 Paris Agreement aimed to keep warming below 1.5C, but global emissions continue to rise, jeopardizing this goal. Despite international efforts, burning record amounts of coal, oil, and gas, along with deforestation, leaves the 1.5C target in peril. The rise in extreme weather events, like the UK’s 40C heat in 2022, is linked directly to high CO2 emissions. Scientists have observed accelerating changes in the Earth’s temperature and sea levels, moving faster than predicted. The planet's carbon budget has drastically decreased, now down to just 130 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2025. If emissions remain at current highs, this carbon budget could be exhausted within three years, pushing the world beyond 1.5C warming. The year 2024 is projected to see even higher temperatures, though natural weather patterns are also contributing to the heat. Despite the possibility of breaching 1.5C, there may still be potential for CO2 removal from the atmosphere to mitigate long-term warming. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Natural World,climate change,sea levels,ocean,hot weather,deforestation,CO2,climate limit,1.5C,2015 Paris Agreement,water,coal,oil,gas,carbon,world,heat,atmosphere,warming
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