UNEP declares 1.5°C lost and calls for 69% emission cuts by 2040 (unric.org)
Countries' current pledges would cut emissions 5 to 8% by 2030, against the 18% UNEP says is needed. Getting back under 1.5°C also means pulling about 320 gigatons of CO2 out of the air by 2100, roughly eight times what the world emitted in 2024.
A climate-tech worker with 12 years in the field answered with a plea for stamina: the physics never changes, so neither does the task.
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