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Countries’ combined updated Nationally Determined Contributions are leading global average temperatures towards a 2.7°C increase by the end of the century, according to a new report. Countries’ combined updated Nationally Determined Contributions are leading global average temperatures tow...

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining...

Even after countries – excluding New Zealand – unveiled ambitious new pledges to cut emissions, it’s still not enough to achieve the global goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius of climate warming, a new UN report found.

The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming days before presidents and prime ministers gather for a climate summit in Scotland

Nearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis, but there is still a huge gap between whats been promised

With less than one week until world leaders plan to meet in Glasgow for the Climate Change Conference, a UN report released Tuesday revealed goals to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will not be enough.

Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, in another stark warning ahead of crunch climate talks.

New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains on track for a dangerous global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century even if fully met, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned. UNIFEED

The UN report says promises made by countries across the world will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5°C this century, a target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change.

New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains