UN warns current climate policies insufficient to meet 1.5-degree target

A U.N. assessment released ahead of September climate talks concludes that existing national pledges would result in at least 1.8 degrees of warming, missing the Paris Agreement goal by a significant margin.

First covered Sep 19, 2026 · 1:51 AM PT · 1 article

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