1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talksHeatwaves have scorched the planet in 2023. PARIS: Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate talks next month tasked with salvaging global warming goals laid out in the landmark Paris deal. The 2015 deal aims to limit global warming to well below two degrees Celsius since the pre-industrial era and preferably a safer 1.5C. The question is whether countries perceive climate change as a "collective threat", Alden Meyer of think tank E3G told AFP. An agreement to help vulnerable countries cope with climate "loss and damage" is also a key point of contention.

Source: Bangkok Post October 29, 2023 07:15 UTC