UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window

Aug 1, 2023

As growing climate change impacts are experienced across the globe, the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall is unambiguous. Yet the Emissions Gap Report (EGR) 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies finds that the international community is falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. Only an urgent system-wide transformation can avoid climate disaster.

Publication details
Theme(s)
The urgency of zero
Type(s)
Report
Author(s)
Hyslop, Camilla
Year(s)
2022
UNEP

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