Under currently implemented policies, global  mean surface temperature (GMST) will increase  by 3.2ºC by the end of the century. However, 300  years after the steam engine optimised fossil fuel burning,  the consequences of global warming are already evident. 

Between March and September 2023, for instance,  Canada experienced a record-breaking wildfire season:  uncontrolled fires burned over 17m hectares, boosted by  droughts and high temperatures. At the same time, in  Libya, Storm Daniel claimed the lives of more than 9,000  people, with 25,000 citizens still missing. While scientists  concur that global warming exacerbated these extreme  events (Zachariah et al., 2023: 2), it is important to note that  current impacts are merely the result of a 1.07ºC climate  anomaly. As greenhouse gas concentrations continue  to rise and GMST increases, the gradual consequences  of global warming are expected to become even more  extreme.