The United Nations Environment Programme report indicates that the Earth will exceed the 1.5°C climate warming limit by the end of this decade. Under current emission patterns, global warming is expected to reach over 1.8°C this century. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said that countries’ climate actions are severely lagging behind, failing to achieve the emission reduction targets set by the Paris Agreement. The Glasgow Climate Summit in 2021 and the Brazil Climate Conference in 2023 proposed maintaining or achieving the 1.5°C target, but in 2024, the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C for the first time, and the long-term average is expected to exceed this limit by the end of this decade.
The latest report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) confirms that Earth will exceed the 1.5°C climate warming threshold within this decade, with global warming projected to surpass 1.8°C this century under current emission trajectories. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen stated that countries are significantly delaying climate action and failing to achieve the emission reduction pace set by the Paris Agreement. Although the 2021 Glasgow Climate Summit focused on "maintaining the 1.5°C target" and the 2023 Brazil Climate Conference passed a resolution to "make the 1.5°C target achievable," global average temperatures have already surpassed 1.5°C in 2024, with long-term averages expected to breach this threshold by the end of this decade.