UNEP: Current climate pledges put world on 2.8C warming path, far above 1.5C limit

UNEP's annual Emissions Gap Report finds existing climate policies and pledges are insufficient, projecting up to 2.8C warming this century. The report calls for urgent, sustained emissions cuts, but no new national commitments are announced. This underscores the widening gap between political targets and physical climate risk, with implications for transition policy and energy investment.