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COP30: UN chief warns 1.5C overshoot now “inevitable”

Published 17:52 on October 28, 2025 / Last updated at 04:15 on October 29, 2025 / / International (UN Climate Talks)

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Countries' updated climate commitments fall catastrophically short of preventing global temperatures from breaching the Paris Agreement's 1.5C threshold, with current national pledges delivering just 10% of emissions reductions required instead of the needed 60%, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday.
Countries' updated climate commitments fall catastrophically short of preventing global temperatures from breaching the Paris Agreement's 1.5C threshold, with current national pledges delivering just 10% of emissions reductions required instead of the needed 60%, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday.


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