BRUSSELS, 10th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year on record globally and the first calendar year in which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
C3S, implemented on behalf of the European Commission by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), reported that 2024 set a new record in global temperature data going back to 1850.
Copernicus added that 2024 is the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, noting that each of the past 10 years (2015–2024) was one of the 10 warmest years on record.