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UN report warns of gap between climate pledges and emissions cuts

QNA cited a UN report on 21 October projecting 2.8°C of warming by 2100 under current policies, or 2.6°C if existing commitments are implemented. The…

Archive or illustrative image: glaciers. Not a photograph of the current event.
Archive or illustrative image: glaciers. Not a photograph of the current event.

QNA cited a UN report on 21 October projecting 2.8°C of warming by 2100 under current policies, or 2.6°C if existing commitments are implemented. The comparison is with pre-industrial levels.

The report urged faster emissions reductions and said current national plans fall short of the required pathway. These are scenario-based projections, not temperatures already measured on the publication date.

Archive or illustrative image: glaciers. Not a photograph of the current event.

Source: qna.org.qa.

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