UN Report: Earth Will Exceed 1.5°C Warming Limit Soon

UNEP warns global temperatures will breach the 1.5°C Paris Agreement threshold within the next few years.

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issued a report on Wednesday stating that Earth will soon exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold agreed upon in the 2015 Paris climate accord. ^[1] The report envisions a future where global temperatures pass 1.5°C within the next few years, follow a hump-shaped path of more warming, peak, and then gradually cool to below the 1.5 mark, ideally by the end of the century. ^[2] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe. ^[3] UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen stated that the 1.5-degree limit is still the goal but that the world must now approach it differently from above. ^[4]

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The report envisions a future where global temperatures pass 1.5°C within the next few years, follow a hump-shaped path of more warming, peak, and then gradually cool to below the 1.5 mark, ideally by the end of the century. · The Globe and Mail

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe. · The Globe and Mail

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen stated that the 1.5-degree limit is still the goal but that the world must now approach it differently from above. ·

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