The year so far has been one of extremes, featuring record-shattering heatwaves, wildfires and flooding, as well as the warmest-ever northern-hemisphere summer – June, July and August – in the global land-surface record.
- Gavin Schmidt - Estimates for where 2021 will end up in global temperatures are at the low end of what I predicted at the end of 2020 (based just on ENSO and trend). Looking like it’ll be the 6th or 7th warmest.: https://twitter.com/ClimateOfGavin/s...43027819417600
- Next week COP26 starts.
What do we need to achieve at COP26?
1. Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach
2. Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats
3. Mobilise finance
4. Work together to deliver