On July 4, Blue Book on Climate Change of China 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Blue Book) was unveiled, which focused on the latest monitoring information on the state of climate change in China and globally from the perspectiveof atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and climate change drivers.
The Blue Book noted that the global warming trend continued. Analysis of the global surface temperature dataset of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) showed that the global average temperature in 2023 had beenthe highest since meteorological observations were recorded in 1850, and that the global average temperature in the last 10 years (2014-2023) is about 1.2°C higher than that in pre-industrial level (1850-1900). The regional average temperature in Asia in 2023 is 0.92°C above the normal figure, the second highest since 1901 and the annual average surface temperature in China in 2023 was0.84°C above the normal figure, the warmest year since 1901.
