@thetruism · Updated 63d ago
UN warns global warming will hit at least 1.8C with no good outcomes
A new United Nations Environment Programme report warns that global temperatures will rise by at least 1.8C even under the most optimistic emissions scenarios, leading to severe climate impacts.
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- 63d agoA new UN report warns that global warming will exceed the 1.5C limit, but maps a path to bring temperatures back down.
- 63d agoAustralia is called out for its climate efforts as the world faces exceeding the 1.5C warming target.
- 63d agoMultiple news outlets confirmed the UN's warning that overshooting the 1.5°C global warming limit is now inevitable.
- 63d agoThe United Nations stated that the world must prepare to navigate the reality of a 1.5C temperature overshoot.
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- Sep 2 · 10:55 AM
A new UN report warns that global warming will exceed the 1.5C limit, but maps a path to bring temperatures back down.
- Sep 2 · 10:16 AM
Australia is called out for its climate efforts as the world faces exceeding the 1.5C warming target.
- Sep 2 · 10:03 AM
Evidence update
Multiple news outlets confirmed the UN's warning that overshooting the 1.5°C global warming limit is now inevitable.
- Sep 2 · 9:47 AM
The United Nations stated that the world must prepare to navigate the reality of a 1.5C temperature overshoot.
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Update & correction history
- Sep 2 · 10:55 AM
A new UN report warns that global warming will exceed the 1.5C limit, but maps a path to bring temperatures back down.
- Sep 2 · 10:16 AM
Australia is called out for its climate efforts as the world faces exceeding the 1.5C warming target.
- Sep 2 · 10:03 AM
Evidence update
Multiple news outlets confirmed the UN's warning that overshooting the 1.5°C global warming limit is now inevitable.
- Sep 2 · 9:47 AM
The United Nations stated that the world must prepare to navigate the reality of a 1.5C temperature overshoot.
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