The European climate agency, Copernicus, revealed that 2023 shattered global annual heat records, pushing the planet closer to the dangerous warming threshold. Copernicus disclosed that 2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This unsettling revelation places us on the precipice of the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, a limit crucial for avoiding the most severe consequences of global warming.
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00:00 The European Climate Agency, Copernicus, revealed that 2023 shattered global annual heat records,
00:08 pushing the planet closer to the dangerous warming threshold.
00:12 Copernicus disclosed that 2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
00:20 This unsettling revelation places us on the precipice of the 1.5-degree Celsius limit
00:26 set in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord.
00:29 The limit is crucial for avoiding the most severe consequences of global warming.
00:35 Copernicus Deputy Director Samantha Burgess warned that January 2024 is poised to break
00:40 new ground, marking the first time a 12-month period will surpass the 1.5-degree threshold.
00:46 The urgency to maintain the 1.5-degree goal is emphasised, as Burgess stated that lives
00:51 are at risk and choices have to be made.
00:55 The record heat experienced in 2023 wreaked havoc across the globe, impacting Europe,
01:00 North America, China and beyond.
01:03 Scientists attribute these extreme weather events to a warming climate, citing devastation
01:08 droughts in the Horn of Africa, lethal downpours in Libya and the Canada-wide fires that blanketed
01:14 North America and Europe in smog.
01:17 While the world collectively recognised the need to transition away from fossil fuels
01:22 at the annual United Nations climate talks in December, no concrete requirements were
01:27 set.
01:28 Copernicus identifies greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal, oil and natural gas as
01:33 the primary culprit behind 2023's record-breaking temperatures.
01:38 Burgess underscores various contributing factors, such as the natural El Nino, oceanic
01:44 oscillations, increased solar activity and even the undersea volcanic eruption in 2022
01:49 that injected water vapour into the atmosphere.
01:53 With El Nino and record ocean heat levels, Burgess expressed deep concern.
01:57 She stated that 2024 is extremely likely to surpass the scorching temperatures witnessed
02:02 in 2023.
02:04 Copernicus' records spanning back to 1940 provide a snapshot of the escalating climate
02:10 crisis.
02:11 However, other renowned institutions such as NASA and NOAA are expected to release their
02:16 calculations for 2023 later this week, potentially unveiling even more alarming figures.
02:22 Amid this grim news, Copernicus highlighted unprecedented anomalies, recording days when
02:27 the global temperature exceeded 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
02:32 This occurred twice in 2023, narrowly missing a third occurrence around Christmas.
02:37 Shockingly, every single day of the year was at least 1 degree Celsius warmer than pre-industrial
02:43 times, with 173 days surpassing the critical 1.5-degree mark.
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