UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit
The report says current pledges still leave the planet on track for 2.6 C warming and calls for emissions cuts of 18% by 2030.
- On Wednesday, a new United Nations report revealed the world is failing to meet climate goals, with United States emissions surging by 133 megatons of CO2 equivalent in 2025, exacerbating global warming.
- Rising emissions stem from the Trump administration's energy policies, including orders keeping coal plants open longer, rolling back vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, and ending tax credits for solar and wind projects.
- The report notes 124 countries increased emissions by 189 million tons of CO2 in 2025, with the United States accounting for 70% of that growth, making it the only major economy with such increases.
- Climate scientist Bill Hare warned that warming projections now threaten an additional 140 million people with "dangerously hot conditions," increasing odds of ecosystem collapse in the Amazon, Greenland, and Antarctica.
- As global climate talks approach in Turkey next month, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world is falling "dangerously short" of targets, though the United States will not participate.
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UN projections say the world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit
Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a hotter world than experts projected last year — and the United States is a big reason for that, a new United Nations report says.
Humanity is losing ground in the fight against climate change and is heading for a world that will be warmer than experts predicted last year, and the United States of America (USA) is one of the main reasons for this, according to a new United Nations (UN) report.
The UN: the World Warms up More than Expected. That's Why and What Trump's America Has to Do with It
If all countries meet their commitments, the temperature will rise by another 1.2 degrees. And Washington is the only big economy that has increased emissions
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-heon = As it became impossible to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius or less compared to before industrialization, it is now impossible to achieve...
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