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UN Chief Warns: 1.5°C Climate Goal in Jeopardy

10/27/2025

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are likely to fail, making overshoot inevitable.
He calls for urgent action toward net-zero emissions as pledges fall short, ahead of COP30 in Brazil.
Indonesia is drafting its Second Nationally Determined Contribution to enhance climate commitments, aiming for a significant increase in renewable energy by 2035, and the UN says vulnerable nations need substantial financial support to adapt.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are likely to fail, making overshoot inevitable.
He calls for urgent action toward net-zero emissions as pledges fall short, ahead of COP30 in Brazil.
Indonesia is drafting its Second Nationally Determined Contribution to enhance climate commitments, aiming for a significant increase in renewable energy by 2035, and the UN says vulnerable nations need substantial financial support to adapt.