UN Projections Say World Is Losing Ground in Fight to Curb Climate Change, Faulting US a Bit – WTOP News
The report says U.S. policy shifts and higher electricity demand drove a 133 megaton rise in emissions, adding to a worse global warming outlook.
- 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 world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. If all the countries do what they promise to reduce heat-trapping emissions, Earth will...
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corren.seThe United States has single-handedly worsened the prognosis for the Earth, according to a report from the UN environmental agency Unep. The country's vacillation under Donald Trump is the main reason why global warming is worse than feared. - No one will be spared, says Unep director Inger Andersen.
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UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
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