World heading for 2.8°C warming as UN report reveals climate pledges are 'barely moving the needle'

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World heading for 2.8°C warming as UN report reveals climate pledges are 'barely moving the needle'  A new UN report reviews the gap between countries’ climate commitments and global emissions targets.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/world-heading-for-28c-warming-as-un-report-reveals-climate-pledges-are-barely-moving-the-n  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00As countries, non-profit organizations, academics, and more prepare to gather in Brazil for the

00:07annual climate summit COP30, a new UN report revealed the world is heading for a serious

00:13escalation of climate risks and damages. In its yearly Emissions Gap Report, the UN

00:20Environment Programme indicates that under current pledges, the predicted global temperature

00:25rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen. The report finds that only 60

00:31parties to the Paris Agreement, covering 63% of greenhouse gas emissions, had submitted or

00:37announced new mitigation targets for 2035. Implementing only current policies would see

00:43global temperatures rise by 2.8 degrees Celsius, progress from last year's predicted 3.1 degrees,

00:50but not enough, the authors say. They add that countries now need to go all-in on climate action.

00:56The European Union is one of the six largest contributors to total greenhouse gas emissions,

01:01the report said. The EU's current target is to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least

01:0866 to 72% from 1990 levels by 2035.

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