World is on track for 2.5°C of global warming by end of the century

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According to a new analysis from the United Nations, the world will emit enough carbon within the next 10 years to reach the 1.5C global warming target.

The UN's climate change secretariat warned that the national climate plans submitted to the UN are notambitious enough to limit warming to 1.5C.

By the end of the century, the planet's average temperature will reach 2.5C above pre-industrial levels, blowing through the upper limit of the Paris Agreement. Climate change could be caused by this level of warming.

The UN assesses the impact of climate plans submitted. Global emissions are expected to peak by the end of the decade, with some progress made since last year.

The national plans are not up to the task of meeting the world's goal. The implementation of the schemes, which would involve richer countries helping poorer ones fund climate action, would result in emissions falling by 3.6 per cent by 2030.

The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C would be used up by the end of this decade and the entire budget would be destroyed by 2032.

Nations have made some progress this year, according to the UN's climate lead. The science is clear and our goals under the Paris Agreement are also clear. We are not close to the scale and pace of emission reductions required to put us on track for a 1.5C world.

At last year's climate summit in Glasgow, UK, it was clear that existing climate pledges weren't enough to keep warming at 1.5C, so nations agreed to return to the table within a year with more ambitious plans to cut emissions

Only 24 countries have come forward with new plans since COP 26. The amount of time we have remaining to avoid the devastating consequences of runaway climate change must be reflected in government decisions.

Next month, nations will gather at the COP 27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where they will once again be under pressure to raise their ambition on carbon cuts and to provide more financing to help vulnerable countries implement their climate plans.

Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's minister of foreign affairs and the president-designate of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, said raising ambition and urgent implementation is indispensable for addressing the climate crisis. The world will be watchingCOP 27 for its impact on the climate.

The climate campaign called for tougher action on emissions. Tom Evans at E3G said it's critical that governments increase the level of their climate targets as soon as possible.

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