# UN Warns Major Emissions Cuts Needed to Limit Warming Overshoot

https://mins.news/en/item/109076

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-21 08:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/un-warns-major-emissions-cuts-needed-to-limit-warming-overshoot?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8710cab53aa0001d9bbd0

> The United Nations says the world can no longer prevent warming from exceeding 1.5C and should focus on keeping the overshoot as small as possible. Ahead of next month’s COP31 climate talks in Turkey, it warned that the US retreat from climate efforts is making the task harder.

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