by world leaders enough to tackle the most damaging effects of global warming in the years to come? new evidence from the eu s climate service, copernicus, highlights that for the first time, the world was 1.5 degrees warmer than pre industrial levels for a whole year. scientists say a combination of greenhouse gas emissions and dramatic sea temperature rises are to blame. let s go live now to cardiff and speak to our climate editorjustin rowlatt. explain the significance of that figure. it s reckoned to be an arbitrary boundary at which we avoid the worst effects of climate change. there was a landmark un paper in 2018 which found it would be really significantly greater impacts at 2 degrees and urged all efforts to be made to try and keep temperature rise to 1.5 degrees which was also the targets a landmark climate summit in paris in 2015, world leaders agreed they would make all possible efforts to keep it to 1.5 so nudging as close as we are and having passed it for a sin
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. we ve got more evidence of how our world is warming today, according to data from the eu s climate monitoring service, copernicus. for the first time, global average temperatures have been more than 1.5 degrees above pre industrial levels for a full 12 month period. last summer the uk had the hottestjune on record, with the average monthly temperature reaching 15.8 degrees celsius. global warming was the main driver behind the amazon rainforest experiencing its worst drought on record in 2023, killing wildlife and leaving many villages unreachable by river. meanwhile, in east africa, kenya, as well as neighbouring somalia and ethiopia, experienced their worst flooding in recent history. we re joined now by our climate editor, justin rowlatt, who s in cardiff. this doesn t mean the paris commitment has been breached, does it? that s right. the paris commitment is a long term average, what today s figures are showing us is ju
pennines. nick garnett reports from a gritting centrejust outside manchester. monroe isjust a little bit north of manchester. the and 62 is one of the biggest motorways and you see the lorries going past at the moment and they are on their way to the highest point of the motorway network, 372 metres above sea level, and that if the weather is going to hit any motorway network, it will hit any motorway network, it will hit its worst there. this is the gritting station where they try and stop the disruption because the disruption that happens economically is absolutely massive if the motorway network is affected. if you look at the amount of salt that is there aren t great, twice that amount is being put on the roads at this moment by a0 lorries that are looking after gritting the whole of the motorway and arterial route network. the man in charge of it all is simon bain. it is your responsibility, so no pressure on you to be making sure the motorway network stays running. why
temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr