How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO • October 24, 2024

Each year, the United Nations takes stock of whether countries are on track to cut carbon emissions and limit global warming. The grade this year: needs more improvement than ever. Global greenhouse gas emissions rose to a new record in 2023, and if countries do not change course, the world will see warming of more than 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit (3.1 degrees Celsius) by the end of the century. That would blow past the targets set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.