Wildfires, floods, droughts: Global warming on Earth heads towards 'catastrophic' levels, reports UN

Earth will get 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer, as per a global emissions targets report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Countries need to slash 45% of its emissions by 2030 to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. Here's more on the report...

New Delhi: The planet is heading towards a 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer Earth which is above the pre-industrial levels, as per a global emissions targets report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. A similar report in August showed global temperature warming to nearly 1.2 degrees.

Scientists opine that countries need to slash 45% of its emissions by the year 2030 to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. But under current emissions commitments from countries there will be a 16% increase in emissions in 2030 as compared to the levels in 2010, the report stated.

Reacting to the report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement saying the planet's current path is 'catastrophic'. "This is breaking the promise made six years ago to pursue the 1.5-degree Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement. Failure to meet this goal will be measured in the massive loss of lives and livelihoods," Guterres said.