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UN Report Warns of Accelerating Global Warming and Urgent Emission Cuts
A United Nations report indicates global temperatures are set to rise by 1.7-1.8 degrees Celsius, with a leading climate scientist stating global warming is accelerating. To avoid disastrously overshooting climate targets, the world must cut carbon emissions by nearly 18% in the next four years and close to half within a decade. The report highlights that every additional fraction of a degree and year of warming above 1.5°C increases risks like deadly floods, heatwaves, and wildfires. However, one report suggests the world is headed for a 2.8°C warming, and US emissions have risen.
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- Left (3): National Herald, The Guardian, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (9): Deutsche Welle, Euronews, Financial Times, France 24, Irish Independent, Reuters, TIME, The Print, The Tribune