According to this report, the global average temperature for 2020 is set to be about 1.2°C higher than pre-industrial (1850–1900) levels. The Paris Agreement stipulates that signatory countries must act to prevent the global average temperature from rising more t...
Susanne Dröge, head of climate protection at UBA, the German environment agency, said “droughts, wildfires and heatwaves . . . can be curbed if developed countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions immediately and drastically”, adding: “We need the political will for bold actio...