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The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an 'ominous' sign.

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign. Earlier on Wednesday the U.N’s climate office said current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord. It said its latest estimate based on 193 national emissions targets would see temperatures rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius (...

A new UN report shows that countries arent doing enough to cut emissions of heat trapping gases. Nor are they doing it fast enough. Thursdays report says even nations promises

Report says countries weaning off fossil fuels too slowly; inaction means window closing on efforts to limit future warming to just a few more tenths of a degree

The world is not doing nearly enough to reach any global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said.

"The amount of methane in the atmosphere is racing ahead at an accelerating pace, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, threatening to undermine efforts to slow climate change."

The world, especially richer carbon-emitting nations, is not doing enough — nor even promising to do enough — to reach global goals limiting warming.

The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains "far behind" and is not doing nearly enough -- not even promising to do enough -- to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said.

A new U.N. report shows that countries arent doing enough to cut emissions of heat trapping gases.

The United Nations Environment Programme says the window is closing on n efforts to keep future warming of the earth at bay.