UNEP: 1.5°C Breach Unavoidable; Small States Demand Climate Finance

UNEP assesses that breaching the 1.5°C warming threshold is unavoidable within years, breaking a core Paris Agreement promise to vulnerable states. Sir Ronald Sanders argues small states should not bear the cost, signaling rising pressure for loss-and-damage finance. The claim is an assessment, not a sustained recorded breach, and its market impact is indirect.