UN Report Warns World Set to Breach 1.5°C Warming Limit, Urges Global Efforts to Reverse Temperature Rise

A new UN report warns that the world is set to breach the 1.5°C global warming threshold above pre-industrial levels within the next few years, with temperatures potentially peaking at 1.8°C even in the most optimistic scenario. The report, from the UN Environment Programme, states that global action to curb greenhouse gas emissions has fallen short, increasing risks from extreme weather, rising seas, and ecosystem loss. The UN emphasizes that the new goal must be 'overshoot, peak and decline,' requiring rapid emissions cuts and large-scale carbon dioxide removal to bring temperatures back down.