UNEP: No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5°C Warming Target

UNEP's annual Emissions Gap Report concludes that current emission reduction pathways are insufficient to keep global warming below 1.5°C, marking a formal acknowledgment of failure to meet the Paris Agreement goal. The report underscores a widening gap between pledged cuts and required reductions, increasing pressure on governments ahead of COP summits. This shifts the climate policy debate from feasibility to adaptation and loss-and-damage financing.