22/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – In its annual World Climate Report, published on 17 May, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – a specialised agency of the United Nations – estimated that there is a 66% chance that by 2027, global temperatures will exceed the threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900). While it has been clarified that this limit, specified in the Paris Agreement, refers to long-term warming over several years, temporary exceedances are expected to become more frequent as global temperatures approach it. The estimates were released just days before the 2023 G7 summit, held from 19 to 21 May in Hiroshima, Japan, where the seven largest world powers said they were “steadfast in [their] commitment to the Paris Agreement”. See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/707 (NP)