The new catastrophic verdict from Copernicus comes out just a few days after the start of the COP29 work in Baku, Azerbaijan: 10 months into 2024, it is now virtually certain that 2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first year with more than 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels.
This is what we read in the latest bulletin from the European climate change monitoring service.
The average global temperature anomaly for the first 10 months of 2024, from January to October – writes Copernicus – was 0.71 degrees higher than the 1991-2020 average: it is the highest ever recorded for this period, and 0.16 degrees higher than the same period in 2023.
The specific data for 2024
As for global temperatures, according to Copernicus:
In Europe and other regions:
This is a truly bleak picture, if we consider that little or nothing will be done from a decision-making point of view at the next COP29, which is expected to be yet another flop in terms of environmental policies.
On the eve of COP29scheduled from 11 to 22 November, in fact, hosted by Azerbaijan (after the United Arab Emirates in 2023 and Egypt in 2022), there is a worrying climate of uncertainty and concern, undoubtedly worsened byconfirmation of Ursula von der Leyen’s absencePresident of the European Commission, seen by many as “a fateful signal” that raises doubts about Europe’s ability to maintain strong leadership at a crucial moment for the climate.
HERE are details on the absences of key leaders at the Conference of the Parties.
