Planet on course for 2.7°C rise in temperature: Report

A report by the Climate Action Tracker project has found that current policies adopted by countries have put the temperature rise on track for 2.7°C.

This is despite the pledge world leaders have taken as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP, with its 29th session currently underway in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku.

The expected level of global heating by the end of the century has not changed since 2021, with "minimal progress" made this year, according to the Guardian which cited the Climate Action Tracker project report. The consortium's estimate has not shifted since the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow three years ago.