UN says 1.5°C is over and world is on track for 2.8°C of global warming
New Scientist · Madeleine Cuff ·
The best-case scenario now is that the planet will only temporarily breach 1.5°C of warming, but current climate pledges fall way short of that hope
Despite decades of warning, global emissions still aren't falling
It is now impossible for the world to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with emissions on track to cause 2.8°C of warming by the end of the century, the UN says.
Despite increasingly urgent warnings from scientists outlining the dangers of warming above 1.5°C, global emissions aren't yet falling and governments around the world aren't doing anywhere near enough to decarbonise their economies.
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