UN Warns 1.5°C Climate Target Is Slipping Away as Emissions Gap Widens
The world has lost the opportunity to prevent global warming from exceeding the 1.5°C limit without a significant overshoot, according...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record Highs in 2025, Locking the World Into Further Global Warming
Global concentrations of greenhouse gases reached unprecedented levels in 2025, raising fresh concerns about the future of the Earth's climate....
UNEP Warns That Current Climate Commitments Remain Insufficient to Limit Global Warming
The United Nations Environment Programme has renewed attention on the widening gap between international climate ambitions and the action required...
Climate Scientists Warn of Growing Pressure on Earth’s Natural Systems
Growing environmental pressures are raising concerns about the stability of Earth's natural systems, as rising temperatures, ecosystem degradation and increasing...
EU Leaders Face Climate Policy Dilemma as Rising Energy Prices Intensify Pressure for Emissions Reform
European Union leaders are facing renewed pressure to balance climate commitments with economic stability as rising energy costs put households...
Pacific Nations Demand Faster Climate Action to Protect the 1.5°C Goal
Pacific island nations and other countries have intensified calls for stronger global action on climate change, warning that the world...
World’s Oceans Absorb Record Heat as Warming and Acidification Intensify
The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, highlighting the accelerating impact of climate change on marine...
Amazon Rainforest Faces Growing Risk of Large-Scale Forest Loss Under High Emissions
AMAZON REGION: A new scientific assessment has highlighted growing risks to the Amazon rainforest as rising temperatures, water stress and...
World Faces 1.5°C Warming Threshold as UNEP Urges Three-Stage Climate Response
Global warming is approaching a critical threshold, with the world increasingly likely to experience temperatures above 1.5°C of pre-industrial levels....
UNEP Warns World Could Cross 1.5°C Warming Threshold as Nepal Floods Highlight Growing Climate Risks
The global fight against climate change is entering a more difficult phase as a new assessment by the United Nations...
Global Surface Temperatures Remain Far Above the Pre-Industrial Baseline in 2026
Global surface temperature data displayed in a newly shared climate chart show that temperatures in 2026 have continued to remain...
Food Waste Recycling Could Deliver Major Climate Benefits, but Plastic Pollution Creates a New Environmental Challenge
A new study has highlighted an important environmental opportunity—and a surprising warning—within efforts to recycle food waste. Researchers have found...
