Global Warming

The world is set [blank] emit enough carbon to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target within the next 10 years, according to a new analysis from the United Nations. National climate plans submitted to the UN outlining emissions cuts between now and 2030 are [blank] near ambitious enough to limit warming to 1.5°C, the UN's climate change secretariat warned. On the current trajectory, the planet's average temperature will reach 2.5°C [blank] pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, blasting through even the upper threshold of 2°C of warming set by the Paris Agreement. Scientists warn that this level of warming could trigger tipping points that would spark runaway climate change. The latest synthesis report [blank] the UN assesses the impact of climate plans submitted under the UN process. Since last year's analysis, some progress has been made, with global emissions now set to peak by the end of the decade.