Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.
This is according to a United Nations report released on Thursday.
The annual Emissions Gap report, which takes stock of countries' promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces as much as 3.1 Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming emissions.
Governments in 2015 signed up to the Paris Agreement and a cap of 1.5 Celsuis warming to prevent a cascade of dangerous impacts.
But the report said, global greenhouse gas emissions rose by 1.3?tween 2022 and 2023, to a new high of 57.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Nations will gather next month at the annual United Nations climate summit, COP29 in Azerbaijan, where they will work to build on an agreement made last year to transition away from fossil fuels.
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