UNEP report warns of climate overshoot and calls for urgent emissions cuts
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UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global
September 2026
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Global temperatures must peak at no higher than 1.8C to maintain a chance of returning to 1.5C. Current government policies put the world on track for 2.8C of warming by 2100. Carbon dioxide removal cannot substitute for deep and rapid emissions cuts.
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