European annual temperatures have been rising since the 1970s - 2020 was the warmest calendar year on record

Twelve-month rolling mean average of European surface air temperature anomalies relative to 1991-2020

1.5C

1.0

0.5

0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

-2.0

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Twelve-month rolling mean average of European surface air temperature anomalies relative to 1991-2020

1.5C

1.0

0.5

0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

-2.0

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Guardian graphic. Source: Copernicus ERA5