The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the warmest previous february, which was 2016, its not really surprising, because this has been the el nino year, where temperatures tend to be warmer than usual, and more importantly, we
Break from the past. It is a change. Its a different way to approach these decisions. Britains 0pposition Labour Party has condemned mr sunak s move and vowed to stick to the governments original net zero strategy. And the Scottish National party, which holds power in scotland, has also criticised the Uk Governments change of course. Earlier i spoke to the First Minister of scotland, humza yousaf. First minister, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. I want to start with the uk Prime Minister rishi sunak s announcement today on climate goals. The uk has been a leader on battling Climate Change. Where does this decision leave the uk . Well, it very firmly takes the uk out of the Global Consensus. The Global Consensus is we need to do more to tackle Climate Change. And the reason why scotland has been invited, for the first time, to the un for the Climate Ambition Summit is because we are showing leadership. So the same day we are showing leadership, the same day the whole world i