February (reported): an Copernicus Climate Change Service analysis indicated that in the February 2023 to January 2024 period, global warming exceeded 1.5°C for the first time.[2] This 365-day running average is distinct from the longer-duration 1.5°C threshold agreed on by the 2015 Paris Agreement.[2]
2 January: the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. began operation 15 miles from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, initially providing 5 MW from one wind turbine, but planning an eventual 62 turbines capable of powering 400,000 homes and businesses.[3]
18 January: the first successful test of a solar farm in space—collecting solar power from a photovoltaic cell and beaming energy down to Earth—constituted an early feasibility demonstration.[4]
Political, economic, legal, and cultural actions[edit]
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January (reported in TIME): The IEA has outlined that by 2030, we must triple our reliance on renewable sources of energy, double energy efficiency, significantly cut methane emissions, and increase electrification with existing technologies.[5]
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