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UN warning: Global warming threatens to exceed the 1.5 degree target!
On November 4, 2025, the UN warns of dramatic global warming and calls for faster climate protection measures to prevent extreme weather.
UN warning: Global warming threatens to exceed the 1.5 degree target!
The alarm bells are ringing: The United Nations is urgently warning of a dramatic increase in global warming. According to current forecasts, the Earth could become up to 2.8 degrees Celsius hotter by the end of the century if further protective measures are not taken immediately. This worrying prediction is backed up by recent data from the UN Environment Program (UNEP), which shows that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees could be exceeded within the next decade if current climate action plans are maintained. According to the implementation of these national climate protection plans (NDC), the potential warming is 2.3 to 2.5 degrees, which is still well above the desired target.
But that's not all: only 60 of the almost 200 parties to the Paris Agreement submitted new climate targets on time. The UN Secretary General António Guterres criticizes these current climate protection plans as inadequate and calls for haste. The US withdrawal from the agreement could also increase global warming by a tenth of a degree. These developments are no coincidence: the year 2024 will be the hottest year that humanity has ever experienced and the 1.5 degree mark has already been exceeded. This raises serious questions about the future of our planet.
Extreme weather events and tipping points
The warnings from experts are clear: Without drastic measures, there is a risk of increased extreme weather events and critical tipping points in the climate system. The tropical coral reefs in particular are already too warm to survive sustainably. According to the UNEP, the G20 countries are responsible for almost 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, underlining the responsibility of these states. The forecasts are based on climate protection plans submitted by the end of September 2025 and show that time for effective action is running out.
These alarming developments cast a shadow over the upcoming COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, which is perceived as one of the last opportunities for international cooperation and effective action. The UN sees exceeding the 1.5 degree target as hardly avoidable and urgently appeals to all countries to quickly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Technical carbon removal is considered risky and expensive and cannot simply magic away the challenges we face.
Given this reality, it is crucial that both policymakers and civil society take action. Every common-sense approach to tackling the climate crisis is needed to ensure we are not heading towards catastrophic warming. It remains to be seen whether the upcoming international conferences and agreements will lead to a rethink, or whether humanity will squander the necessary pressure to act as the planet faces an uncertain future.