New report commissioned by the World Bank on climate change impacts

Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal

1.5°C above pre-industrial times 1.5°C above pre-industrial times 

The third report in the series states that a warming of 1.5 degrees Celcius will take place as a consequence of actions that have lead to greenhouse gas emissions. This would mean a further 0.8 degrees that the earth's temperature of today.

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics who prepared the report also analyse likely impacts of even further warming of 2 and 4 degrees. 

The full report can be downloaded at : 

http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange/publication/turn-down-the-heat

as well as a shorter feature outlining the highlights.