We Missed the Climate Target | Philadelphia News

The UN just dropped a sobering report: we’ve already blown past the 1.5°C global warming target set in Paris, and now the race is on to reverse course — with a plan that’s basically a last-ditch effort to pull temperatures back down. It calls for massive, unprecedented carbon removal — from reforesting continents to deploying unproven tech to suck CO2 from the air — but even then, warming will keep climbing, and some damage like sea level rise is already locked in. Scientists call this the “best remaining option,” but it’s far from ideal, requiring political will and emission cuts we’ve failed to deliver. With major players dragging their feet and current policies pointing toward 2.6°C warming by century’s end, the clock is ticking — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/589efcc0c294c38a