21/10/2026
“With global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, urgent and stringent cuts to greenhouse emissions are needed to minimize the magnitude and duration of overshoot and return to 1.5°C by the end of the century, a new UNEP report finds.”
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“The report finds that if current policies continue, warming could reach 2.8°C within this century and increase thereafter. If all NDCs are delivered and similar efforts continue, warming will be limited to 2.6°C. These outcomes are worse than last year’s projections due to the withdrawal of the United States of America from the Paris Agreement and revised estimates of historical emissions.”
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“recent rates of change across all indicators tracking absolute GHG emissions – including CO2 emissions in energy systems, road transport emissions, and non-CO2 emissions, notably methane emissions – are heading in the wrong direction.”
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Any good news?
- Yes: “The good news is that since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, global renewable electricity capacity has grown three times faster than anticipated, with solar PV build-out increasing seven times faster. A continuation of these trends, supported by additional policies, would bring the world on track to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 and increase the share of wind and solar in electricity generation to levels consistent with the lowest possible 1.5°C overshoot scenario.”
Pressrelease as well as the whole UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026 is available via the link below 🌐
Comment: Africa holds vast solar potential, with 60% of the world's best solar resources, yet solar PV currently accounts for ONLY 3% of the continent’s electricity generation and the global energy investments(!) Ref Global Solar Council Africa Market for Solar PV 2025-2028, see link in the comment field.
For many good reasons, Africa should be a top priority for future solar energy investments. 🌞
With global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, urgent and stringent cuts to greenhouse emissions are needed to minimize the magnitude and duration of overshoot and return to 1.5°C by the end of the century, a new UNEP report finds.
