Fourth-warmest March globally, says Copernicus: comment
Gareth Redmond-King is available for further comment and interview.

By Gareth Redmond-King
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Commenting analysis by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) showing that March 2026 was globally the fourth-warmest on record [1], Gareth Redmond-King, Head of International Programme at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), said:
"The news that early spring temperatures were near record levels comes as scientists are warning that El Niño could return sooner than expected and intensify the extreme heat that climate change is driving around the world. [2]
"Amidst a fossil fuel crisis, it’s a reminder too that the solutions to the climate crisis align with those to wean us off reliance on volatile fossil fuels. The only solution to climate change is to cut emissions to net zero, and the tools to achieve that are the same renewable technologies which shift our energy system towards reliance on free and abundant wind and sun, and away from expensive imported oil and gas from the Middle East.”
Notes to editors:
1. The Copernicus analysis is published on Friday, 10 April.
2. BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c203rdxkezwo
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