The UN Emissions Gap report indicates that if only “current policies” are implemented the world could warm by up to 3.1C. This would be “catastrophic” for the world according to the UN, leading to dramatic increases in extreme weather events including heatwaves and floods.

Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday, more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.

The impact of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip could erase “over 69 years of progress” in the enclave, the United Nations has warned in a new report, saying that measurement for indicators such as life expectancy,

The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, a United Nations report said Thursday.

World on track for ‘catastrophic’ 3.1C of global warming this century, UN warns - International goal to limit warming to 1.5C will ‘soon be dead’ without a massive mobilisation to cut climate emissions,