‘We’re Playing With Fire’: World on Track for ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1°C of Warming

The world’s nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a “catastrophic” rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report published Thursday warned. “It is still technically possible to meet the 1.5°C goal” set out in the Paris agreement, “but only with a G20-led massive…