The Kabul Tribune (KT) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that despite progress since the adoption of the Paris Agreement a decade ago, the world remains on course for dangerous levels of global warming.
In a post on his official X account on Thursday night,
November 8, Guterres said the Paris Agreement had helped steer the planet away
from a catastrophic 4–5°C future. However, he cautioned that existing national
plans and policies still project temperature rises well above 2°C by the end of
the century — an “existential threat for millions.”
The UN chief urged world leaders to use the upcoming COP30
Climate Conference in Brazil to “kickstart a new decade of implementation and
acceleration,” emphasizing that stronger commitments are essential to keep the
1.5°C target alive.
The Paris Agreement, adopted at COP21 in 2015, brought nearly every country
together under a shared goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C above
pre-industrial levels. Since then, global emissions have continued to rise, and
scientists warn that the window to meet the target is rapidly closing. COP30,
scheduled to take place in 2025 in Brazil, will mark a critical moment for
countries to submit stronger climate commitments and demonstrate concrete
progress toward the promises made a decade ago in Paris
