a member of this alliance. but even once that decision was made, none of this was easy, none of this was obvious. it has taken nearly three years of tireless diplomacy, together with extraordinary secretary general of nato to achieve ratification by every nato member. again, the determination of sweden s leadership, the extraordinary diplomacy it has exerted, making sure every question was answered, every challenge met, every obstacle overcome, that is what brought us to today. now, some doubted we would get here, we never did. here we are. this of course is also built on an extraordinary foundation of partnership between sweden and nato that goes back many years. sweden has long been an active partner with nato allies, training together, exercising, working together. fundamentally, the reason this is such a strong powerful fit is because sweden embodies and promotes the core values that are at the heart of nato. democracy, liberty, the rule of law. and it also brings unique
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the exceptional warm weather the world experienced last month did not surprise climate scientists. it coincides with a near record increase in co2 concentrations in the atmosphere. 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