Amsterdam, Netherlands – Greenpeace demands world leaders agree on a global response plan at COP30 as a new major UN report warned the global temperature is projected to rise to 2.3-2.5\u00b0C above pre-industrial era global temperatures, putting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5\u00b0C at risk in the short-term.<\/p>\n\n
The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 warned the world is heading towards \u201ca serious escalation of climate risks and damages\u201d due to a lack of ambition and action, and reports the multi-decadal average of global temperature rise will exceed 1.5\u00b0C, at least temporarily, requiring faster and bigger cuts in emissions to minimise the overshoot.[1]<\/p>\n\n
Jasper Inventor, Deputy Programme Director, Greenpeace International said: <\/strong>\u201cHow many warnings do we need? The time is now, but our leaders are asleep at the wheel, on a collision course to more devastating storms like Hurricane Melissa, human suffering, economic damages and climate injustice.\u201d \u201cWe have the renewable energy solutions and we are making progress, but emissions are still rising, the transition away from fossil fuels is too slow, and national climate action plans are barely moving the needle. It\u2019s time for G20 countries, above all developed countries, to grab the wheel and really lead the transition, starting at COP30, where a global response plan to accelerate action must be agreed.\u201d[2]<\/p>\n\n The Emissions Gap Report 2025 predicted global temperatures to reach 2.3-2.5\u00b0C by the end of the century, down from 2.6-2.8\u00b0C last year. Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement 10 years ago, temperature predictions have fallen from 3-3.5\u00b0C, but faster action is required.<\/p>\n\n Similar to the UNFCCC\u2019s NDC synthesis report, the UNEP also warned new 2035 climate action plans will have insufficient impact in reducing emissions, especially due to the intended US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and called on G20 nations to display climate leadership.[3]<\/p>\n\n ENDS<\/p>\n\n Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n [1]UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n [2] IEA Renewables Report 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n [3] UN report exposes climate ambition gulf, COP30 must now respond – Greenpeace<\/a><\/p>\n\n Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Gaby Flores, Communications Coordinator, Greenpeace International, +1 214 454 3871, cflores@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n Aaron Gray-Block, Climate Politics Communications Manager, Greenpeace International, aaron.gray-block@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\u201cWarnings of a 1.5\u00b0C overshoot must be a rallying call for action and yet 2035 climate action plans have failed to bridge the ambition gap. We\u2019re still only inching forward on cutting our emissions despite the demands of people and communities around the world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n