Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a survey of climate scientists in Switzerland shows they no longer expect the world to limit warming to 1.5°C. On average, they expect warming of 2.5°C by 2100. More than 80 researchers in Switzerland took part in Swissinfo’s survey about climate research and the state of the climate. Nearly all the respondents – 95% – do not believe it is realistic that the planet will meet the Paris Agreement’s ideal target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. In the article series “10 Years of the Paris Agreement”, we highlight what has been done in terms of emissions, renewable energy, climate policies and climate research in Switzerland and around the world. On October 22, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also stated that the 1.5°C threshold will inevitably be exceeded in the coming years. On average, the researchers believe the Earth will warm by around 2.5°C by the end of this century. Harald Bugmann, professor of forest ecology at ...
