"As in past summits, the negotiations are starting on the back foot: countries already aren't meeting their goals to cut heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels. The world has barely budged in its efforts to combat climate change compared to one year ago, according to a new report from the United Nations. If countries stay on that track, the planet will warm by about 5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, compared to the pre-industrial temperatures of the mid-1800s."
"The Trump Administration is not sending any high-level officials to the COP30 talks, according to a statement from the White House. On President Trump's first day in office, he announced he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, the landmark deal made in 2015 among the world's nations to combat climate change. The U.S. had been instrumental in negotiating that agreement, which seeks to limit warming by 2100 to a key threshold: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)."
Countries are meeting at COP30 in Brazil while global emissions reductions remain inadequate to meet climate goals. Nations are not on track to cut heat‑trapping emissions from fossil fuels, and a United Nations report shows little progress over the past year. If current policies continue, the planet will warm about 5°F by 2100, a modest improvement from last year’s 5.5°F projection. The U.S. is scaling back diplomatic engagement at the summit and formally announced withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which aimed to limit warming to 1.5°C. Exceeding 1.5°C would intensify storms, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, and ecosystem collapse. Emissions must fall 55% by 2035 versus 2019 to avoid greater warming; current pledges imply only a 12% reduction.
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