Lake Charles, LA, October 21, 2026 —

A United Nations report says the United States is a major contributor to the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, citing the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and rising carbon emissions.

The report attributes much of the emissions increase to coal power. It says the combined developments are pushing the planet toward a hotter future than previously projected, signaling a setback in efforts to limit climate change.

The summary of the report does not provide its title, publication date, specific emissions figures or the projections used to assess the expected temperature increase. It also does not specify how the report measured the United States’ contribution relative to that of other countries. Those details were not provided, so the scale of the reported setback cannot be quantified from the available information.

The report links the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement with the broader loss of progress, but the summary does not describe the timing or specific effects of that withdrawal. Nor does it outline the report’s recommendations, identify other contributors to the trend or explain what actions might change the projections.

The findings, as summarized, center on two factors: the U.S. departure from the agreement and increased emissions, with coal power identified as a major driver of the emissions rise. The report’s warning is that these developments are contributing to a climate outlook that is hotter than projected. Further details about the underlying data, methods and forecasts were not included in the summary.


Story summarized from the original created by Associated Press on americanpress.com, see more information here.

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