A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) states that global temperature increases will surpass 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels within the next few years. ^[1] The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a new report warning that global temperatures will exceed the 1.5°C limit established in the 2015 Paris Agreement in the coming years. ^[2] The Earth is set to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Climate Pact due to heating caused by burning coal, oil, and gas. ^[3] The United Nations has acknowledged that the Earth has lost the opportunity to avoid the worst damages of global warming. ^[4] Most scenarios other than the best-case predict that global temperatures will rise beyond 2.0 degrees before peaking. ^[5] The report indicates that crossing the 1.5-degree threshold increases the risk of climate tipping points where the climate runs away with catastrophic consequences. ^[6] Researchers warn that a warming of up to 3°C above pre-industrial levels would be devastating, potentially causing the loss of more than a quarter of glacier mass by 2100. ^[7] The report calls for immediate and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, specifically highlighting the need to address methane emissions. ^[8] A new strategy recommends limiting excessive warming and then lowering temperatures back below the agreed threshold by ending fossil fuel use and developing methods to extract carbon dioxide from the air. ^[9] António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, stated that humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid a climate catastrophe. ^[10]