Humanity on the Brink: UN Warns We’ve Already Failed the 1.5C Climate Goal

Humanity has already missed the mark on limiting global warming to 1.5C, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, stressing the urgent need for decisive action. Speaking in his only interview ahead of next month’s Cop30 summit in Belém, Brazil, Guterres described overshooting the target as “inevitable” and said it would have “devastating consequences” for ecosystems, including the Amazon, Arctic, and oceans.

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