ClimateAugust 26, 2026

overshoot

OH-ver-shoot

Definition

To exceed a planned or predetermined limit, threshold, or target, specifically referring to global temperatures briefly surpassing the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement.

Etymology

The word is a compound of the Old English 'ofer-' (meaning over or beyond) and 'sceotan' (meaning to shoot, cast, or move rapidly). It entered Middle English to describe the act of shooting an arrow past a target or exceeding a limit.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe a period where global temperatures temporarily exceed the established climate target before potentially cooling down again. This highlights a shift from focusing on prevention to managing a breach of critical environmental thresholds.

'How do we make these unbankable climate solutions bankable?'

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