Africa: UN Warns World Is Heading Past 1.5°c, but Window to Reverse Warming Remains
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The world is now on course to overshoot the 1.5°C climate threshold within the next few years, with even the most optimistic scenario projecting warming to peak at 1.8°C, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that the world is on track to overshoot the 1.5°C climate threshold within the next few years, potentially reaching a peak of 1.8°C. The report, "Limiting Overshoot," warns that crossing this threshold will expose countries and communities to escalating climate risks, including more extreme weather, ecosystem losses, threats to food and water security, and potentially irreversible changes to major climate systems.
UNEP advocates for an "overshoot, peak, and decline" strategy to keep temperatures above 1.5°C for the shortest possible period and return the planet below the threshold as quickly as possible, requiring immediate and sustained cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a rapid transition away from fossil fuels, and eventual achievement of net-zero emissions.
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