a new UN report warns that the world faces catastrophic climate consequences under current policies it says the world is on a path to warm more than 3° C or 5.4 de F by the end of the century that's double the 1.5° c cap that countries agreed to in Paris nearly a decade ago here's un Secretary General Antonio gutterz we are tittering on a planetary tight rope the emissions Gap is not an abstract notion there is a direct link between increasing emissions and increasingly frequent and intense climate disasters the un's annual emissions Gap report takes stock
of country's promises to tackle climate change compared with what's needed it suggests Nations must collectively cut emissions by about half in the coming decade a Target seen as likely Out Of Reach the world has currently warmed by about 1.3 de at next month's annual un climate Summit in azerbijan countries will work to build on an agreement made last year to transition away from fossil fuels Summit negotiations will help inform individual countries emissions cutting strategies which are due in February
