"UN Warns Emissions Surge Puts World on Path to Catastrophic Warming"

The United Nations warns that despite new pledges, current emissions trajectories put the world on track to exceed 1.5C, risking catastrophic climate change impacts.

• The United Nations Environment Programme reported that national commitments, known as Nationally determined contributions, would only limit global warming to 2.5C this century, insufficient to avert severe climate change impacts.
• Scientists emphasize that exceeding a Temperature increase of 1.5C relative to pre-industrial levels poses catastrophic risks, highlighting the urgency of Climate change mitigation efforts globally.
• The Paris Agreement aims to cap global warming well below 2C, yet the current trajectory indicates the world will surpass the critical 1.5C threshold within years unless drastic measures are taken.