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UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C of global warming
It is now impossible for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with emissions on track to cause 2.8°C of warming by the end of the century, the UN says.
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The United Nations says the world can no longer limit warming to 1.5 °C above pre‑industrial levels, with current emissions trajectories set to produce about 2.8 °C of warming by the end of the century. Scientists have repeatedly warned that exceeding the 1.5 °C threshold poses severe risks, yet global emissions have not begun to decline. Governments worldwide are still falling far short of the decarbonisation needed to curb temperature rise.
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