US EditionUN Chief Says World Has Overshot Climate Warming Threshold
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UN Chief: 'We will not be able to contain the global warming below 1.5 degrees in the next few years'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday it was now clear that efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels would fail in the short term.
It is a startling and gloomy announcement ahead of this year's climate summit, says DR's climate analyst.
U.N.’s Guterres Warns of “Devastating Consequences” as Nations Fail to Cap Global Heating at 1.5°C
The United Nations’ top official says the world has failed to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, the goal set by the Paris Climate Agreement to prevent the most devastating consequences of the climate crisis. Speaking with The Guardian and the Brazilian news outlet Sumaúma ahead of next month’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said it’s now inevitable that humanity will …
UN chief says world has overshot climate warming threshold
The world has overshot its target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and must now prepare for the “devastating consequences” of climate change, the UN secretary general warned. Speaking to The Guardian, António Guterres urged world leaders to accelerate cuts to emissions to avoid passing disastrous “tipping points.” His remarks are among several grim climate-related forecasts ahead of next month’s COP30 UN climate summit in Brazil: Only one thi…
Humanity Misses Major Climate Target, UN Chief Warns: 'Devastating Consequences'
The head of the United Nations is warning that Earth has officially exceeded the global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, fueling "devastating consequences" from climate change.UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued the major warning in an exclusive interview with The Guardian published on Monday, Oct. 27. His comments come two weeks before world leaders gather in Brazil for the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP30, …
He stressed that continued delays in emissions reductions would accelerate the triggering of catastrophic "tipping points" for ecosystems such as the Amazon, the Arctic, and the oceans. Guterres also noted that despite ongoing scientific warnings, less than a third of countries have submitted adequate climate action plans, and existing pledges would only reduce emissions by 10%, far below the 60% required to meet the 1.5°C target. He strongly ca…
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