2024 was the hottest year on record

First came the hottest July in history. Then the hottest summer. Now, 2024 has officially been named the hottest year on record, according to a collective release of data from scientists in multiple countries and from multiple organizations.

With global temperatures breaking through the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting global warming under 1.5 C, the age-old debates about who should shoulder the burden of change required to limit future warming — the public or private sector, the developed or developing economies — will once again rage into 2025.

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