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UN warns temporary overshoot of 1.5°C is now inevitable; WMO says 2015–2025 will be warmest decade
Summary
At a UN briefing ahead of COP30 in Belém, the Secretary‑General warned that a temporary overshoot of 1.5°C is now likely and urged a rapid paradigm shift to limit its magnitude and duration. The World Meteorological Organization reported that 2015–2025 will be the warmest decade on record and that 2025 is set to be among the warmest years.
At a United Nations press briefing, the Secretary‑General warned that “the hard truth is that we have failed to ensure that we remain below 1.5 degrees,” and said a temporary overshoot beyond that limit is now inevitable unless the global community rapidly changes course.
The Secretary‑General urged a “fundamental paradigm shift” to limit the overshoot’s magnitude and duration and to rapidly drive temperatures back down, saying every fraction of a degree avoided reduces hunger, displacement and loss, especially for those least responsible for…
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