New ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/scientific-research” target=”_blank”>scientific research has underlined the importance of the ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/paris-climate-accord” target=”_blank”>Paris climate accord in curbing extreme ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/heat” target=”_blank”>heat, just as fears grow that the goals of the landmark agreement will be missed.
The ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/emissions-cuts” target=”_blank”>emissions cuts pledged in 2015 moderated the planet’s warming trajectory to 2.6C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, from previous forecasts of as much as 4C, according to new research from Climate Central and World Weather Attribution.
That translates into an average of 57 days with the most extreme heat, instead of 114 days under the original…
