Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
The Earth is headed for 2.5° to 2.9° Celsius of warming far beyond the upper limit of the Paris Agreement's commitments, the U.N. reported.
The U.N. Environment Program's report on Monday raised the stakes for climate negotiators preparing to gather this month at COP28 in Dubai. The findings came as global temperatures and carbon concentrations hit new records and more extreme weather events pummel the planet.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
