The world experienced first 12-month period of more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial reference period, the Copernicus Climate Change Service says

January 2024 is also the eighth month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective month of the year, according to Copernicus.

"Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing," says Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.