.ON FEBRUARY 8TH the Copernicus Climate Modification Company, an EU company, introduced that in the 1 year to January 31st the world's temp had actually been, on average, 1.52 u00b0 C higher than pre-industrial amounts. The Paris agreement, an environment treaty of 2015, committed nations to keep the growth in "global average temperature ... properly listed below 2 u00b0 C over pre-industrial degrees" and also look for to restrict it to 1.5 u00b0 C. Can people mention that the planet has outperformed among the Paris turning points? If it possesses not, what will be required to make such an insurance claim?