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Climate Central analysis shows that human-caused climate change significantly increased the number of days with maximum temperatures exceeding 90°F in West Africa's cocoa belt from 2015 to 2024. The most severe impacts occurred in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, where climate change added approximately 40 days of growth-limiting heat per year. These temperature extremes, combined with shifting rainfall patterns and pests, threaten global cocoa supplies, increase chocolate prices, and endanger the health and livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

The report finds that climate change is significantly increasing the number of 'lost winter days' (days above freezing) across Canada, with some regions seeing an additional week of such days annually. The analysis highlights specific impacts in provinces like Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, and major cities including Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, noting consequences for snow accumulation, ice coverage, and winter industries.

Analysis by Climate Central indicates that Denmark experienced an average of three additional weeks of winter days above freezing annually between 2014 and 2023 due to climate change. Denmark ranks fourth globally among 123 analyzed countries for the most additional winter days above freezing. In Copenhagen, climate change added at least 25 winter days above freezing each year compared to a scenario without climate change.

Climate change has led to a significant increase in 'lost winter days' across France, with the country experiencing at least 10 additional days above freezing annually over the last decade. This trend affects snowfall, winter sports, and ecosystems, with the Grand Est region seeing the highest increase of 14 additional days per year.

Analysis of daily minimum temperatures from 2014 to 2023 shows that Germany experienced more than two additional weeks of days above freezing annually due to climate change. This trend was observed across all six analyzed German cities, with Munich seeing the highest increase at 24 additional days per year. These 'lost winter days' impact snowfall, winter sports, water supplies, crops, and ecosystems.

The analysis finds that Norway experienced at least one additional week of winter days above freezing annually from 2014 to 2023 due to climate change. Approximately 80% of Norway's divisions saw more than one additional week of such days each year. The report notes that this loss of winter chill impacts snowfall, winter sports, water supplies, crops, and spring allergies.

The analysis finds that Spain experienced an average of eight additional days above freezing annually during the winter months of December, January, and February from 2014 to 2023 due to climate change. This trend affected 62% of Spanish provinces, with the highest increases observed in provinces such as León, which saw 17 additional days above freezing annually. The report highlights that these 'lost winter days' impact snowfall, water supplies, crops, and winter sports.

2023 was the hottest year on record, reaching 1.4°C above the 1881-1910 baseline. This warming is driven by unprecedented levels of carbon pollution from fossil fuels, leading to more frequent and intense extreme weather events globally.

Based on NASA and NOAA data, 2022 was the sixth hottest year on record, measuring 2.03°F (1.13°C) warmer than the 1881-1910 baseline. This warming occurred despite the cooling effect of a third consecutive La Niña year. The Arctic continues to warm nearly four times faster than the global average, with the last seven years being the warmest since 1900. The document also notes that renewables are projected to become the largest global electricity source by 2027, with China, the United States, and India expected to drive two-thirds of that growth.