Unmet promises to cut carbon emissions put the planet on track for temperatures to rise "in excess of 3 degrees Celsius this century," UNEP reported.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AN) — A huge "gap" in what is needed to cut carbon emissions puts the planet on track for average temperatures to rise "in excess of 3 degrees Celsius this century," the U.N. Environment Program said on Wednesday.
The pandemic is expected to cause a 7% drop in heat-trapping greenhouse gases from less industry, power use and travel this year.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
A new report from the U.N. weather agency shows Asia has been heating up nearly twice as fast as the global average.
Much of the financial angst this year was caused by the absence and impending withdrawal of the United States.
The head of the International Peace Institute praised the treaty negotiators for their 'amazing' critical problem-solving.
Despite blocking IAEA inspectors from tracking uranium enrichment, Tehran says diplomatic channels remain open.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
