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- 1World could warm 3.25C by 2100 under current policies, study warns▼World could warm 3.25C by 2100 under current policies, Swiss-German study suggests
A Swiss-German study projects that global temperatures could rise by 3.25 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if countries stick to their current climate policies. The finding is well above the Paris Agreement's 1.5C goal, suggesting existing government commitments are far from sufficient to curb dangerous warming.
- 2Who is responsible for keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees?●Who is responsible for limiting global warming to 1.5°?
A new examination of climate responsibility asks who must act to hold global warming to the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement. The question highlights ongoing disputes over whether the burden falls on wealthy historic emitters, fast-growing economies, or governments, companies and consumers alike, as nations remain off track on emissions cuts needed to meet the goal.