'Inevitable' that warming will exceed 1.5-degree target: UN
The world is on course to breach the international commitment to limit global warming as laid out in the Paris climate agreement, according to the United Nations.
TL;DR
- Global temperatures are inevitably set to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
- This warming exceeds the target set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
- Crossing the 1.5-degree mark increases the risks of extreme weather events.
- The United Nations Environment Programme released the new report.