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With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate change and align it to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, a major UN report has found.

A canyon between current efforts and necessary action means global temperatures are on track to rise far beyond Paris Agreement goals.

September was the hottest recorded month ever, with global average temperatures 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels.

As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for a 2.5-2.9 degrees ...

Global greenhouse gas emissions remain far above levels required to meet goals set by the Paris Agreement, the United Nations reported Monday.

The latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that current pledges under the Paris Agreement are insufficient to prevent global temperatures from rising by 2.5-2.9 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century. The report emphasizes the urgent need for increased climate action and low-carbon transformations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve the Paris Agreement goals, mitigation efforts must be significantly strengthened in the next decad...

The 2023 Emissions Gap Report, released on Monday by the UN Environment Program (UNEP), carried a clear message — unless countries step up climate action and deliver more than promised in their 2030 pledges, the world is heading for a 2.5-2.9°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels.

With many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for them when the COP28 climate summit begins.

GOVERNMENTS PLAN to produce some 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and 69 per cent more than would be consistent with 2 degrees Celsius. This is according to a November 8...