Planet on track to overshoot a critical climate threshold, UN warns
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A United Nations report warns global warming is set to exceed the 1.5°C target in coming years, outlining an overshoot-peak-decline pathway and urging rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage, while noting some impacts—like glacier loss and ecosystem harm—could be irreversible.
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