OMINOUS SIGNS
With 1.1C of warming so far, Earth is being pummelled by ever-morefrequent drought, floods and storms supercharged by rising sea levels.
The 2015 Paris deal saw countries commit to limiting warming to between 1.5C and 2C through sweeping emissions cuts.
Under the deal, every signatory must submit renewed emissions cutting plans — known as National Determined Contributions, or NDCs — every five years.
In an assessment last month the UN said that, taken together, countries’ latest NDCs — assuming they are fulfilled — put Earth on course to reach a “catastrophic” 2.7C of warming by 2100.
The organisers of COP26, which starts in Glasgow on October 31, say they want the summit to keep the 1.5C temperature goal within reach.