In 2015, world leaders signed the Paris Agreement with a solemn promise: keep global warming below 1.5°C compared to the preindustrial era. The figures, which could sound like a climate technicality, contained significant consequences such as damaged ecosystems, receding glaciers or the displacement of millions of people as a result of droughts or floods. We are in 2026 and that promise hangs by a thread. Last year was one of the warmest on record, with a average temperature of 1.47º above preindustrial levels. It is not an isolated figure, but a trend that seems to continue this year. According to the forecasts of the World Meteorological Organization, The global temperature will rise between 1.34º and 1.58º this year.
That is why, on the occasion of the celebration of World Environment Day, the United Nations calls on listen to “the signals that the Earth sends us” and act together against global warming. This goes beyond reducing carbon emissions. Implies transform the systems that support our economies: water, energy and waste management. Ultimately, it involves rebuilding our relationship with the climate from the ground up.