The report recommends a new strategy of 'overshoot,' where global temperatures rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius and then gradually cool back below the limit by the end of the century. ^[1] The United Nations Environment Programme issued a report on Wednesday stating that Earth will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold due to burning coal, oil, and gas. ^[2] Human-induced global temperatures have approached 1.4°C above pre-industrial levels, with an average increase of approximately 0.25°C per decade. ^[3] On September 2, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published a report titled 'Limiting Overshoot' on its official portal. ^[4] The UN Environment Programme stated that even in the most optimistic scenario where all national climate commitments are fully implemented, the Earth is likely to reach a peak temperature of 1.8°C. ^[5] Report co-author Joeri Rogelj stated that every five years of delay in reducing emissions adds at least a tenth of a degree to peak warming. ^[6] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe. ^[7] Small island developing states (SIDS) and low-lying coastal cities face the risk of partial or total submersion, leading to severe declines in global food and water security. ^[8]