Climate Action Tracker warns the world is headed for an irrecoverable overshoot of the 1.5°C warming limit, with current policies putting Earth on track for 2.7°C of heating by 2100.
World leaders gathered at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, on November 11, 2026, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warning that the climate crisis is outrunning humanity.
COP31, the UN climate summit, began Monday in Antalya, Turkey, with nearly 190 countries tackling climate finance, emissions cuts, and adaptation as extreme weather kills thousands and temperatures surpass 1.5C.