Climate enters the overshoot era—science and policy need to react

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Feb 2, 2026, 4:58 pm119 ptsTrending
The International Court of Justice reiterated in 2025 that the 1.5°C limit is the countries' primary agreed target under the Paris Agreement. With record-high global temperatures in recent years, the world is firmly on track to exceed the limit in a decade or less, signaling our entry into an "overshoot" world.

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