The United Nations Environment Programme issued a report Wednesday, September 2, 2026, stating that global warming will surpass the safe temperature threshold agreed under the 2015 Paris climate accord. The report attributes the expected overshoot to continued emissions from burning coal, oil and gas. Officials said Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst harms of global warming. Instead of giving up, the report recommends limiting excessive warming and then working to bring global temperatures back down to the agreed threshold. The report was described as the first of its kind. Officials stressed that immediate action is needed to reduce the severity of the overshoot and restore climate safety.