According to a new report from the National Center for Climate Research (NCKF), global warming is occurring twice as fast compared to the previous century. This is stated by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) in a press release.
- The thermometer shows that the increase is twice as high now as before, says Adrian Lema, head of NCKF.
The report, Climate Status 2025, indicates that warming has increased from 0.15 degrees per decade over the past 80 years to 0.29 degrees per decade over the past 20 years.
Adrian Lema explains to Ritzau that the figures are directly comparable because the starting point is the average for a period of ten years.
You are simply comparing a long period of 80 years with a shorter period of 20 years.
- The important thing is that there is almost a doubling of the warming rate per decade, it says.
The average global temperature in 2024 was 1.55 degrees above the level from 1850 to 1900. According to the UN, it was the warmest year ever recorded.
According to the report, however, the world is currently on track for global warming of around three degrees by the year 2100. According to the Paris Agreement, the goal is to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees.
The consequences are already being felt
The report was presented on Friday at NCFK's annual climate conference in DGI Byen in Copenhagen, and it was published on Saturday.
According to the press release, this is the first time that the latest knowledge about the global development of the climate has been compiled in a Danish version.
Scientists have previously emphasized how important it is to limit warming, as every fraction of a degree increase in temperature increases the risk of heat waves and the destruction of marine environments.
The report also points out that the consequences are already being felt in increasing sea levels, melting ice and extreme weather events.
- When global warming accelerates, it also means that the negative consequences of climate change will hit both around the globe and in Denmark, says Adrian Lema.
/ritzau/updated at 18:02.
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