State of the Global Climate 2023

Description

The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”
Key messages

• State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest year on record by clear margin
• Records broken for ocean heat, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat
• Extreme weather undermines socio-economic development
• Renewable energy transition provides hope
• Cost of climate inaction is higher than cost of climate action

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