Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
Summary
The United Nations has reported that global warming will soon pass the safe limit agreed upon in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The world must now work on reducing temperatures back below this limit, despite expecting decades of climate-related disasters caused by higher temperatures.Key Facts
- Global warming will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the 2015 Paris climate accord soon.
- The rise in temperature is mainly due to burning coal, oil, and gas.
- The UN report calls for efforts to stop fossil fuel use and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- Even with efforts to reduce warming, the world will face more weather disasters, rising sea levels, species extinction, and melting ice.
- The current global temperature is about 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
- The report says temperature could peak at 1.8 degrees Celsius around the middle of this century if strong climate actions are taken.
- This is the first UN report admitting that the 1.5-degree limit will be passed in the next few years.
- Scientists recommend adjusting to a warmer world while trying to limit and eventually reverse temperature increases.
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