About 

• C3S is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union.
  • The Copernicus programme collects and transforms data from multiple sources (i.e. satellites and in-situ (non-space) measurements) into operational services to provide information about the earth’s land, oceans and atmosphere, and to monitor climate change.
• The C3S mission is to support adaptation and mitigation policies of the European Union by providing consistent and authoritative information about climate change.

Why in News?

• The year 2024 has surpassed 2023 as the warmest year on record globally. 
• It is also the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level, confirms the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).