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UN Warns World Is on Course for Catastrophic Warming of 2.7°C

The United Nations issued its latest assessment of national climate pledges ahead of a high-stakes summit in Glasgow

Steam and exhaust in Germany.

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The world is still headed for catastrophic levels of global warming, even after a slew of new national climate pledges, according to a United Nations report.