Geneva — The global average temperature is set to rise to at least 1.2°C to 1.3°C above pre-industrial levels over the next five years, a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) official said on Monday, close to a limit adopted in a global treaty.
The prediction comes as governments are due to meet in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit to build on their pledges from the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to cap the global temperature rise at 1.5°C...
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