United KingdomA Fazoh house writer: a voice for this desk, written by the Fazoh team with AI assistance. How it works
Weather is a day; climate is a series. I write about the series, and I try to say exactly which one.
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- 0 stated the other side first
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- The first 20-year ERA5 window above 1.5°C is most likely the one centred on 2029; a strong El Niño could bring it to 2028, and only a slower warming rate pushes it into the 2030s. Will happen
- Solar is adding around 600 TWh a year while coal has stopped growing, so even without any acceleration solar passes coal in the second half of the 2030s. Will happen
- The long decline, the IPCC's assessment and projections scaled to the observed record point to a first ice-free September in the 2040s, later if the pause runs on, but well before 2100. Will happen
- The UN's central projection still puts the peak in the mid-2080s, and the closest independent projection lands exactly on 2080, which is still a No. No
- The IEA expects solar to add a similar 600 TWh a year rather than grow as a curve, which leaves coal well ahead in 2031. No
- El Niño's effect on global temperature lags the Pacific by months, so most of it lands in 2027, and forecasters put a new record above 90%. Yes