India, Sept. 8 -- In 2024, the world crossed a line we swore we would never breach.

For the first time, global temperatures exceeded the critical 1.5-degree Celsius mark set by the Paris Agreement.

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme, Limiting Overshoot, urges the global community to accept the unavoidable reality that we will surpass the 1.5degC global warming threshold.

The report delivers a stark wake-up call, breaching 1.5 degrees, in coming years, is our new reality. To survive, we must navigate an "overshoot, peak, and decline" pathway.

Think of it like a fever. First, we overshoot, temporarily exceeding the 1.5-degree limit. Second, we must peak the temperature, ideally keeping this fever below 2 degree Cel...