On his X account, the head of Cuban diplomacy pointed out that temperature records were broken in 2023, and there was significant damage caused by strong storms, floods, droughts and heat waves.

According to statistics from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is a 66- percent chance that the annual average near-surface temperature between 2023 and 2027 will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for at least one year.

There is also a 98-percent chance that at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period as a whole, will be the warmest on record.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently warned that the Earth’s vital signs are failing: record carbon emissions, raging fires, deadly droughts and the hottest year on record.

We are miles away from the Paris Agreement’s goals and on the edge of failing to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

Speaking at the COP28 Climate Summit, the UN chief assured that it is not too late to limit global warming and prevent the collapse of the planet.

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