UN: More pledges needed to avoid ‘catastrophic’ climate path

Experts say the planet has already warmed by 1.1C since pre-industrial times (Martin Meissner/AP)

A new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” towards a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the United Nations said on Friday.

A new UN report reviewing all the national commitments submitted by signatories of the Paris climate accord until July 30 found that they would result in emissions rising nearly 16% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels.