.ON FEBRUARY 8TH the Copernicus Environment Change Solution, an EU agency, revealed that in the 12 months to January 31st the world's temp had been, generally, 1.52 u00b0 C greater than pre-industrial degrees. The Paris arrangement, a climate negotiation of 2015, dedicated nations to maintain the growth in "international standard temperature ... effectively below 2 u00b0 C over pre-industrial levels" and also find to restrict it to 1.5 u00b0 C. Can individuals say that the world possesses gone beyond one of the Paris breakthroughs? If it possesses certainly not, what will be actually needed to create such an insurance claim?