UN report concludes world will overshoot 1.5°C warming limit, proposes new focus on reversing temperature gains

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UN report concludes world will overshoot 1.5°C warming limit, proposes new focus on reversing temperature gains

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A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report has for the first time officially stated that the world will breach its 1.5°C global warming target within a few years. The report shifts the focus towards limiting the 'overshoot' and developing strategies to eventually reduce global temperatures, acknowledging the failure of current policies.

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West MSMReuters — Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5 Celsius 'within a few years', UNEP says

Sci/Tech pressNature — UN finally admits global warming will shoot past 1.5 ºC climate limit

West MSMNYT World — U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

Google WestGoogle News (US) — U.N. Says World Will Miss Its Climate Target, Warming Must Be Reversed

RegionalThe Hindu — Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

West MSMDer Spiegel — Klimakrise: Uno sieht 1,5-Grad-Marke bald gerissen und gibt neues Ziel vor

Sci/Tech pressNew Scientist — Can we really reverse global warming after overshooting 1.5°C?

Google WestGoogle News (Australia) — A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?

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