1.5°C target

The 1.5°C target refers to limiting the Earth's average temperature increase since the late 1800s to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (about 2.7°F). This goal aims to reduce the risks of severe climate impacts like extreme weather, rising sea levels, and loss of ecosystems. Staying within this limit requires cutting greenhouse gas emissions quickly and significantly. It’s a scientific consensus that surpassing 1.5°C would lead to more dangerous and irreversible climate changes, threatening both natural environments and human societies worldwide.