Can the world still meet its climate goals?

A decade after the Paris Agreement.

Add Reuters to Your Google Preferred Sources One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Kate Turton, Newsletter Editor A decade after Paris Agreement global warming has sped up   Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest years ever recorded, and ocean heat and sea levels crossing new thresholds. US President Donald Trump, a climate-change sceptic, has rolled back a series of environmental policies over the past year. Although countries signed a deal to pledge more funding for poorer countries to adapt to extreme weather at the annual United Nations meeting in Brazil last year, they failed to agree on more explicit plans to phase out fossil fuels and strengthen emissions-cutting plans. Data from leading scientific agencies shows global warming has sped up markedly since the mid‑2010s. Read the full article   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions   © 2026 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036