Global warming set to breach 1.5˚C threshold
2025 is set to become the second- or third-warmest year on record, and – with most countries off track to meet their emissions pledges – global warming will exceed the 1.5˚C limit within 10 years 
HOTTER DAYS
Ten countries had average of 30 more hot days per year*
*Over 90% of days warmer than 1991-2020 average
>30
20
15
10
5
<5
MAN-MADE GHG EMISSIONS SCENARIOS (GtCO2e)
60
50
40
30
20
10
2024: 57.7
Most significant rise since 1957
2030: 58
2035: 54
2050: 51
51
46
19
41
36
20
2030: 33
2035: 25
2050: 8
2010
2020
2030
2040
2050
†66% chance
††NDC: Nationally determined contributions.
Temperature rise†
Peak
2100
Current policies
2.8
3.1
Current NDC and net-zero pledges††
1.9
2.1
Path to 2.0˚C
1.85
1.7
1.5˚C
1.65
1.3
U.S. net zero pledges withdrawn
Source: World Meteorological Organization
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