United Nations Warns of 'Catastrophic Pathway' With Current Climate Pledges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Several countries, including Britain and the European Union, are close.
53% : Some countries have since strengthened their pledges, including some of the world's biggest emitters, like the United States, Britain and the European Union.
49% : For its part, the United States, which has produced the largest share of global emissions since the beginning of the industrial age, has pledged to cut its emissions by 50 percent to 52 percent below 2005 levels by the end of this decade, a target that is shy of the commitments of the European Union and Britain.
36% : The global average temperature will rise 2.7 degrees Celsius by century's end even if all countries meet their promised emissions cuts, a rise that is likely to worsen extreme wildfires, droughts and floods, the United Nations said in a report on Friday.

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