UN warns insufficient global action keeps climate risk high

The United Nations is sounding the alarm, warning that current global efforts to combat climate change are falling short. The driving force behind future warming, the UN says, remains our reliance on fossil fuels like gas, oil, and coal.

The report says that the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement counteracts much of the progress made in recent years. The latest climate plans reduce future warming by about 0.3 degrees…