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The 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report released today underscores the huge gulf between current country commitments to cut heat-trapping emissions and what’s needed to limit overshoot of global warming above 1.5°C. 🌏 Download here: bit.ly/4jzJpTk

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1.5C is so much more than a number. It is a lifeline. It is the difference for billions of peoples’ lives and livelihoods. [📸: Kalani Muller]

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Decades of insufficient action from policymakers and the destructive actions of fossil fuel companies have put people across the world in grave danger as we cross 1.5°C.

ucs.orgUN Report Highlights Dangers of Overshoot of 1.5 degrees Celsius of Global Warming, Pathways to Limit RisksA new report from UNEP makes clear that exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming is inevitable, putting the world in danger of severe climate impacts

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President Trump’s egregious decision to exit from the Paris Agreement (and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) is a major reason for the worse emissions trajectory projected in this year’s Emissions Gap Report.

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World leaders must heed the latest science and prioritize the well-being of people and the planet, including ensuring bold and just outcomes at the forthcoming UN climate talks, COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye in November.