Climate
UN declares 1.5C warming limit unachievable, urges limiting the overshoot
October 21, 2026 at 06:26 AM · Updated 2h ago
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 2 hours
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World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says
(opens the publisher’s site)The UN's annual Emissions Gap report said Wednesday that overshooting the Paris Agreement's 1.5C warming limit is now imminent and unavoidable, urging action to limit the overshoot.
- The UN Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap report, released Wednesday, said exceeding the 1.5C warming limit is now "imminent and unavoidable."
- UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said the window for holding warming to 1.5C has closed, and the task is to limit the overshoot and find a way back down.
- The report said the lowest overshoot path, peaking at 1.7–1.8C and returning to 1.5C by 2100, requires emissions cuts of 18% by 2030 relative to 2025 levels.
- The report found existing pledges would cut emissions just 5–8% by 2030, bringing peak warming of about 2.6C, while current policies point to roughly 2.8C.
- The report is intended to inform policymakers ahead of COP31 climate talks, scheduled for next month in Turkey.