International Day of Climate Action 2026

by External SourceThursday, October 22, 2026Inter Press Service The world is getting hotter. And the consequences are already being felt. From devastating floods and prolonged droughts to intensifying heatwaves, climate change is disrupting lives and livelihoods across the globe. According to the World Meteorological Organization, the eleven years from 2015 to 2025 were the hottest ever recorded. In 2025, global temperatures were approximately 1.43 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. And the human impact is growing. UNICEF reports that more than 171 million students had their education disrupted by climate-related hazards in 2025. Three-quarters of those affected lived in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Now, a new United Nations Environment Programme report delivers another warning. Its 2026 Emissions Gap Report concludes that temporarily exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree warming threshold is now unavoidable. But how far temperatures rise, and for how long, still depends on decisions made today.UNEP estimates that limiting this overshoot requires global greenhouse gas emissions to fall by 18 percent by 2030, and 45 percent by 2035, compared with 2025 level...