# Ten years after Paris, climate talks struggle to curb global warming

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/whats-the-point-ten-years-after-the-paris-treaty-are-climate-talks-getting-anywhere/
- Published: 2026-11-07T05:00:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T05:20:13+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/nov/07/whats-the-point-ten-years-after-the-paris-treaty-are-climate-talks-getting-anywhere
- Topics: Americas, Climate, Football, Geopolitics, Politics, Science, Sport, World

## Key points

- Paris has not kept warming below 1.5C.
- UN estimates now point to 1.7C to 1.8C.
- Slow talks and weak national plans deepen doubts.

## Summary

The Paris agreement has not kept global warming below its central 1.5C goal: temperatures have exceeded that level for two years, and the UN’s most optimistic estimate is now 1.7C to 1.8C. As climate talks reach another impasse, the article questions whether the annual summit process can deliver the emissions cuts needed.

The agreement still provides a shared standard for judging progress, but negotiations are slow and consensus rules can let countries block action. The US has withdrawn under Donald Trump, while several other governments have weak or conflicting climate plans; rich countries are also cutting climate finance. Warming is now increasing at about 0.4C per decade, twice the rate reported in 2015.

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