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The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in

2024 in climate change — The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with the average global temperature reaching 1.6 °C above pre-in

Published January 10, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2024 in climate change.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with the average global temperature reaching 1.6 °C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5 °C warming benchmark set in 2016 by the Paris Agreement for the first time. [https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2024 (C3S)] [https://www.politico.eu/article/world-edge-breaching-paris-agreement-scientists-say-planet-heating-hottest-year-climate-change/ (Politico)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7575x8yq5o (BBC News)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-01-10).