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🗞️ Driving the news: New data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold
• This milestone follows President-elect Donald Trump’s win, sparking concerns that his climate rollback plans will worsen global warming’s impacts
🔭 The context: Trump’s administration previously withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, and his re-election threatens a repeat exit or even a full departure from UN climate treaties
• This U.S. stance arrives as COP29 prepares to focus on climate financing, making the stakes high for global cooperation
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Surpassing the 1.5°C threshold intensifies climate risks like extreme weather and biodiversity loss, further challenging adaptation efforts
• Without U.S. leadership, other major emitters may weaken their climate pledges, heightening global vulnerabilities
⏭️ What's next: As COP29 begins, countries like China and the EU face pressure to fill the leadership gap left by the U.S.
• The Trump administration’s potential withdrawal from international climate frameworks could hinder future re-engagement
💬 One quote: “The US has done this before and the world has gotten kind of tired of this routine” – Alden Meyer, a climate expert with E3G
📈 One stat: October 2024 was 1.65°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, marking the second-warmest October on record
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