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UNEP report warns of accelerating global warming overshoot
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UNEP report warns of accelerating global warming overshoot
A UNEP report warns the world is set to overshoot the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold well before mid-century unless emission cuts are steepened this decade.
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A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, on 'Limiting Overshoot', warns that the world is on track to overshoot the 1.5 degree Celsius global warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement well before mid-century.
The report calls for steeper emission cuts this decade to limit both the extent and duration of any temperature overshoot.
UNEP's annual Emissions Gap Report series has repeatedly flagged the widening gap between countries' Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the reductions needed to meet Paris Agreement goals.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- UNEP
- Paris Agreement
- 1.5 degree threshold
- Nationally Determined Contributions
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Prelims
- UNEP, Paris Agreement, 1.5 degree threshold, Nationally Determined Contributions
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS3 - Environment: climate change, Paris Agreement, UNEP reports).
Quick recall
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The 1.5 degree Celsius global warming threshold, which a recent UNEP report warns the world may overshoot well before mid-century, was set as an aspirational goal under which international agreement?
- The Kyoto Protocol
- The Paris Agreement
- The Montreal Protocol
- The Copenhagen Accord
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Answer: B — The 1.5 degree Celsius aspirational warming limit, alongside the 'well below 2 degrees Celsius' target, was set under the Paris Agreement (2015) adopted at COP21.
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