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This figure is approximately one-tenth of the roughly 60% reduction scientists believe is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The UN report synthesised nationally determined contributions submitted between January 2024 and August 2026, covering 71% of global emissions."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The UN's latest estimate of a 6% cut by 2035 is lower than its previous year's estimate of a 10% reduction. This adjustment is partly attributed to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Scientists warn that exceeding 1.5°C warming increases the likelihood of extreme weather events and irreversible planetary changes. The world has already warmed by approximately 1.4°C relative to pre-industrial times."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In a separate finding, the UN reported that global climate finance flows averaged US$1.9 trillion per year in 2023 and 2024. This represents a 32% increase compared to the 2021-2022 period, largely fuelled by private investment in low-emission technologies and electric vehicles."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on conditional targets"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Channel News Asia reported that if countries fully implement their plans and meet conditional targets, emissions cuts would still amount to just nine per cent. None of the other reports mention this specific figure for conditional targets."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the UN's finding that global climate finance flows reached an average of US$1.9 trillion per year in 2023 and 2024, a 32% increase compared with 2021 and 2022. 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