IEA said increased pledges around the summit could reduce to 1.8 °C

International Energy Agency, which before Glasgow had put the world on track for 2.1 °C of warming, has now said increased pledges around the summit could reduce that to 1.8 °C. 

But that’s dependent on promises — and is still a temperature level that brings major climate risks.

Clara Ferreira Marques Bloomberg 9 november 2021

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-09/climate-change-is-already-happening-we-have-to-pay-to-adapt-to-global-warming

Clara Ferreira Marques is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. Previously, she was an associate editor for Reuters Breakingviews, and editor and correspondent for Reuters in Singapore, India, the U.K., Italy and Russia.

Global warming of up to 2.7C by century’s end forecast as COP26 pledges fall short

Updated analysis of UN climate summit commitments reveals significant gap with Paris accord goal of 1.5C

FT 9 November 2021

https://www.ft.com/content/b9a55763-f28a-46ad-b265-79db73efa658

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/09/cop26-sets-course-for-disastrous-heating-of-more-than-24c-says-key-report