evidence: We therefore advocate for additional attention to, and efforts in tracking, the evolution of the global surface temperature anomaly, when filtered for influence of internal variability. Our conclusion is that global warming continued at a steady rate through 2022, consistent with both longer term 50-year warming rates, and more recent, higher rates. Also, CMIP6 models generally do not reproduce the observed combination of mean warming rates since 1973, and the recent rate increases, which is concerning for impact studies and climate risk assessments based on these ensembles of simulations. We caution, however, that our conclusions are based on a tool from one model only (Methods), and only take into account sea-surface temperature fluctuations. More sophisticated analyses are possible, using multiple models and also taking into account a wider range of factors such as stratospheric temperatures, volcanic eruptions and the heterogeneous pattern of anthropogenic aerosol emissions, to provide both the scientific community and policy makers with accurate information on the evolution of climate risks over the coming years and decades. [...] Smith, C. J. & Forster, P. M. Suppressed Late‐20th Century Warming in CMIP6 Models Explained by Forcing and Feedbacks. Geophys. Res. Lett.48, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gl094948 (2021). [...] CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway