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Briefing: Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that significant climate impacts can occur even with a 2°C increase in global temperatures.

Editorial Staff · March 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Study conducted by Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

Challenges the assumption that severe climate impacts only occur at higher warming levels

Highlights the urgency of addressing climate change even at lower temperature increases