U.N.: World set to warm by 3.1 C without urgent global climate action

The U.N.’s annual Emissions Gap report suggests that nations must collectively commit to and implement a cut of 42% on yearly greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday, more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.