Global heating is a social issue. The EU has a duty to mitigate it, and our data shows it is failing

This week, Azerbaijan has hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. Its main objectives are to agree on a financial framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to present national plans for meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement. This includes limiting global heating to 1.5°C, a limit that we have, though temporarily, already passed.