CLIMATE FACTS

The Earth is warming faster than expected. The Paris
Agreement (2015) aimed to keep warming below 2
°C, ideally 1.5 °C. Above this, the IPCC (2018) warns,
raises the risk of irreversible tipping points: emissions
should be halved by 2030 and cut to net zero by mid-
century. However, by 2024–2025 global temperature
had already passed 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
Governments must accelerate action now.*
Water shortages will intensify. At 1.5 °C, around 350
million urban residents are projected to face drought-
driven scarcity; at 2 °C, the number rises to 410 million.
Governments must invest in water security.*