UNEP Warns 1.5-Degree Warming Overshoot Is Unavoidable as Kazakhstan Grapples With Coal Dependence
The United Nations Environment Programme released its Emissions Gap Report 2026 on October 21. The report states that the world can no longer stop warming from going over 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. However, deep cuts to emissions could still limit this overshoot. These efforts might bring temperatures back down by the year 2100.
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The world can no longer prevent warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but deep emissions cuts could still limit the overshoot and bring temperatures back by 2100, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2026 released Oct. 21. The global benchmark UNEP says the chance of… The post UNEP Warns 1.5-Degree Warming Overshoot Is Unavoidable as Kazakhstan Grapples With Coal Dependence appeared first on The Astana Times .