UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released Monday. The annual Emissions Gap report, which assesses countries' promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces between 2.5C (4.5F) and 2.9C (5.2F) of warming above preindustrial levels if governments do not boost climate action. This year Earth got a taste of what’s to come, said the report, which sets the table for international climate talks later this month. At 3C of warming, scientists predict the world could pass several catastrophic points of no return, from...
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