If global warming continues at its current rate, Earth’s average temperature is likely to rise 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels between 2030 and 2052. Experts believe crossing this threshold will have significant consequences for people and the planet, causing irreversible ecosystem damage and increasing the risk of extreme weather.
Curbing planet-warming emissions is the most direct solution to this problem, but efforts to do so are falling short of critical reduction targets. To avoid 2.7 degrees F of warming, the global community needs to cut 42% of its emissions by 2030 and 57% by 2035, according to the 2024 United Nations Emissions Gap Report. Achieving this will require “dramatically stronger ambition and action” from nations across the globe, the report states.
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