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

The United Nations has acknowledged that it is now too late to prevent some of the most severe consequences of global warming. According to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday, Earth's temperature will soon surpass the critical limit set by the 2015 Paris climate accord. Rather than accepting defeat, scientists and United Nations officials propose a strategy known as "overshoot."

This approach involves rapidly reducing the use of fossil fuels and developing methods to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. While implementing this plan, the world can anticipate a prolonged period of heightened disasters, soaring sea levels, and species extinctions. The report was authored by Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press, and an image of a wildfire in Big Sur, California, accompanies the article.