.ON FEBRUARY 8TH the Copernicus Environment Modification Service, an EU organization, revealed that in the one year to January 31st the world's temp had actually been, typically, 1.52 u00b0 C more than pre-industrial amounts. The Paris agreement, an environment negotiation of 2015, fully commited nations to maintain the rise in "global average temperature level ... properly below 2 u00b0 C above pre-industrial levels" and also find to limit it to 1.5 u00b0 C. Can individuals state that the globe possesses outperformed among the Paris landmarks? If it possesses not, what will be actually required to make such an insurance claim?