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World on Track to Breach 1.5°C Warming Limit: UNEP

The world is likely to breach the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, according to the UN Environment Programme, raising the likelihood of severe climate impacts and irreversible tipping points. UNEP's new Limiting Overshoot report says the best remaining option is an "overshoot, peak and decline" pathway.

World on Track to Breach 1.5°C Warming Limit: UNEP

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The world is likely to breach the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, according to the UN Environment Programme, raising the likelihood of severe climate impacts and...

UNEP's new Limiting Overshoot report says the best remaining option is an "overshoot, peak and decline" pathway.

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The world is likely to breach the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, according to the UN Environment Programme, raising the likelihood of severe climate impacts and irreversible tipping points. UNEP's new Limiting Overshoot report says the best remaining option is an "overshoot, peak and decline" pathway.

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