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"New scientific research has underlined the importance of the Paris climate
accord in curbing extreme heat, just as fears grow that the goals of the
landmark agreement will be missed.
The emissions cuts pledged in 2015 moderated the planet’s warming trajectory to
2.6C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, from previous
forecasts of as much as 4C, according to new research from Climate Central and
World Weather Attribution.
That translates into an average of 57 days with the most extreme heat, instead
of 114 days under the original warming path, the scientists found. Extreme heat
is one of the deadliest weather hazards, fueling droughts, floods and wildfires
and causing billions of dollars in economic damages.
The seemingly small differences in the numbers represent the “life and death of
thousands of people,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial
College London and one of the report’s authors.
The findings come as officials in the UK and the European Union raise doubts
over whether enough is being done to meet the targets set out in Paris a decade
ago. Those concerns will be debated at the COP30 climate summit in the
Brazilian city of Belém next month."
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