Climate Facts: Earth is now 1.1°C warmer than in 1800s, says UN

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The United Nations says the earth is now about 1.1°C warmer than it was in the 1800s.
• On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, temperature could increase by as much as 4.4°C by the end of the century, according to the UN.
• The UN says the world will need to decrease fossil fuel production by six percent every year between 2020 and 2030 to stay below the 1.5°C limit.
• In a single square mile, mangroves hold as much carbon as the annual emissions of 90,000 cars, Conservation International said.
• If the mangroves are destroyed, all that carbon is released into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.