World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

November 13, 2025

Oliver Milman and Damian Carrington

Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating

The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.

Only 100 countries have submitted plans to slash fossil fuel emissions at this year’s Cop conference, with those cuts that have been submitted very much insufficient to address the climate crisis. Photograph: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images