Kerry Says World Is Going to ‘Blow By’ 1.5C Climate Goal
- Former US climate envoy joins other skeptical voices on target
- Kerry and Steyer say clean-energy push will survive Trump
A coal-fired power plant in Poca, West Virginia. Global temperatures this year will likely register an average 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time.
Photographer: Dane Rhys/BloombergFormer US climate envoy John Kerry said the world is set to blow past a goal of limiting warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, raising doubts about whether even “clawing back” to that target is possible.
In an interview, Kerry and his new business partner, Tom Steyer, join the chorus of voices worldwide saying the target of holding global warming to within 1.5C (2.7F) is no longer within reach. Global temperatures this year will likely register an average 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, a prospect that cast a pall over this week’s COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan.