Increase In Global Average Temperatures Must Be Kept Well Below 2°C According to Paris Agreement

“Paris Agreement 2015/Art. 2 1(a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below two (2) degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.” (Source: UNITED NATIONS 2015. Adoption of the Paris Agreement).