Global warming could peak in 2049 with accelerated phase-out of oil, gas and coal

Climate Analytics puts the peak at 1.7ºC if the withdrawal from fossil fuels is combined with steep methane cuts before mid-century.

Global warming could peak at around 1.7°C by 2049 if the world accelerates its shift away from oil, gas and coal and decisively reduces methane emissions, according to a new Climate Analytics report released ahead of COP31 in Antalya. The window to limit rising temperatures is narrowing, but it still exists. Climate Analytics’ analysis argues that the combination of a rapid exit from fossil fuels and targeted measures against short-lived climate pollutants would drastically slow the rate of warming over the next decade and get global temperatures to start falling after mid-century.

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