World set to breach 1.5C climate limit as UN urges rapid reversal
- Global warming is set to cross the 1.5C limit within the next few years, exposing people and ecosystems to more severe climate damage, the UN's environmental agency said on Wednesday.
- But temperatures could eventually be brought back down if emissions fall sharply and carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere.
- Issued on: 02/09/2026 - 14:40 3 min Reading time The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said the 1.5C threshold was the more ambitious goal countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, alongside a commitment to keep warming well below 2C.
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- Global warming is set to cross the 1.5C limit within the next few years, exposing people and ecosystems to more severe climate damage, the UN's environmental agency said on Wednesday.
- But temperatures could eventually be brought back down if emissions fall sharply and carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere.
- Issued on: 02/09/2026 - 14:40 3 min Reading time The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said the 1.5C threshold was the more ambitious goal countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, alongside a commitment to keep warming well below 2C.
Sources: RFI