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Experts Warn: 2025 Could Break 1.5C Temperature Limit

12/16/2025

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New evidence shows temperatures will exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5C limit in 2025, making it among the warmest years.
Experts emphasize cutting methane emissions to slow warming.
Leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, president of France, and representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia and Tuvalu, call for a binding methane agreement focused on oil and gas.
A roadmap for the agreement should be developed by 2026, inspired by the Montreal Protocol.

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Story summary

New evidence shows temperatures will exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5C limit in 2025, making it among the warmest years.
Experts emphasize cutting methane emissions to slow warming.
Leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, president of France, and representatives from the Federated States of Micronesia and Tuvalu, call for a binding methane agreement focused on oil and gas.
A roadmap for the agreement should be developed by 2026, inspired by the Montreal Protocol.