The UN says that world leaders must curb emissions by 42 percent by 2030 to abide by the Paris climate agreement.
The first month of 2024 was the hottest January on record, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts announced Thursday. That makes January the eighth month in a row to see its average surface air temperature surpass historic temperatures for that month and the 12th month in a row to see it rise past 1.5°C above the 1850-1900...
