The global temperature threshold to limit the effects of global warming.

1.5 °C is the level of warming that the countries who signed the Paris Agreement have agreed to try to stay below.

This limit is needed to prevent the tipping points that will cascade the abrupt changes of climate change.

pathways:

05.06.2024 / World Meteorological Organization / Global temperature is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level temporarily in next 5 years

01.11.2023 / ABC News / Why it matters that Earth is on the brink of 1.5 degrees Celsius in warming

MIT / En-ROADS

En-ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact that dozens of policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—have on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise.