2024 was the hottest year on record, according to the European Union’s climate change service.
The global average temperature was 15.1°C in 2024, which is 0.12°C above the 2023 average (the previous warmest year).
It was also the first year to surpass 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Paris Agreement
In 2015, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement to limit emissions so that global temperatures don’t increase more than(between 1850 and 1900).
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The average temperature in 2024 was 1.6°C above the– marking the first year the average temperature exceeded 1.5°C.
However, the Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C is measured over a longer period of time, so it hasn’t officially been broken yet.
Australia
Earlier this month, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said 2024 was the country’s second-hottest year since 1910.
In Australia, 2024 saw a national average temperature that was 1.46°C warmer than the 1961 to 1990 average.
