UN Report States 1.5°C Global Warming Target Now Unattainable, Calls for Urgent Emissions Reductions

A new UN climate report, "The Emissions Gap Report 2026," indicates that the world will inevitably surpass the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming limit. The report stresses the critical need for significant and swift emissions cuts to minimize the duration of this "overshoot" and eventually return temperatures below 1.5°C by century's end. It proposes an 18% emissions reduction by 2030, 45% by 2035, and 69% by 2040 from 2025 levels to limit peak warming to 1.7-1.8°C.