Source: United Nations (video statements)
Global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5° Celsius. What does that mean — and what happens next?
Timed with the Climate Summit convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 23 September 2026, this explainer unpacks a pivotal moment. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, overshoot is now considered inevitable, even as the energy transition accelerates. Leaders from major economies, developed and developing countries, vulnerable nations, and major energy producers and consumers will take stock of progress and chart a path forward — on the transition, energy security, climate justice, and protecting people from an accelerating climate crisis.