The Day One Point Five Died?

A Copernicus Climate Change Service's report confirms the mantra of 'keeping 1.5, alive' has failed, at least in Europe. Limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Centigrade (above pre-Industrial levels) was supposed (by the Paris Accord) to be the 'safe' option. This is, of course, only an educated guess. Over the last 5 years, however, the average temperature, in Europe, is 2.2 degrees Centigrade above pre-Industrial levels (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/frightening-record-busting-heat-and-drought-hit-europe-in-2022). The Copernicus report confirms, that 2022 was Europe's 2nd warmest on record. Average temperatures on this continent, are rising at twice the global average rate. In 2022, heatwaves killed more than 20,000 people in Europe. European temperature rises, for 2023, are currently 'baked in'!