'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

Key points

• Global warming is on track to reach 2.8C by the end of the century, the United Nations has warned. A report released on Wednesday found projections had worsened since the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement.
• Researchers say world leaders could limit risks by cutting emissions by almost six per cent a year and sharply reducing coal, oil and gas use.
• Leaders will meet in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31 to discuss future climate targets.