World to warm by over three degrees

A new report from the UN declares that if current environmental policies are maintained, the world could warm by a catastrophic 3.1°C this century

PROJECTIONS OF GLOBAL WARMING: Forecast peak temperatures over 21st century (°C, relative to pre-industrial levels), under different country pledge-based scenarios

Current
environmental
policies

Unconditional
carbon cutting
pledges

Conditional
carbon cutting
pledges

Conditional carbon
cutting pledges and
all net-zero pledges

1.9 3.1 3.8
1.9 2.8 3.7
1.9 2.6 3.6
1.7 1.9 2.3

Even rise of 1.9°C would be considered disaster, as planet’s temperature is currently up by 1.1°C, with effects such as extreme weather and rising sea levels already being felt worldwide

Sources: BBC, Reuters, UN Emissions Gap Report 2024 Picture: Getty Images

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