World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action

Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% … Continue reading World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action