Spike in global temperature fuels climate change fears

By Peter Hannam
Updated March 30 2016 - 12:23pm, first published March 25 2016 - 1:38pm
Each of the past 10 months has been a record for global surface temperatures, a US agency says. Photo: Planetary Visions Ltd
Each of the past 10 months has been a record for global surface temperatures, a US agency says. Photo: Planetary Visions Ltd
Carbon emissions from energy use have plateaued over the past two years, the IEA says. Photo: act\ian.warden
Carbon emissions from energy use have plateaued over the past two years, the IEA says. Photo: act\ian.warden

The world has lurched closer to the 2-degree global warming limit in recent months, prompting calls by scientists for clearer policies aimed at making Australia and other rich nations carbon-emissions neutral before 2050.