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[^2]\n\nThe United Nations Environment Programme report predicts that global temperatures will exceed the 1.5°C limit established in the Paris Agreement within the next few years. [^3]\n\nThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a new report stating that the global temperature increase of 1.5°C will be exceeded in the coming years. [^4]\n\nUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on September 2 that it is inevitable for the planet to exceed the 1.5°C global temperature increase limit established by the Paris Agreement in 2015. [^5]\n\nThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published a comprehensive synthesis report calling for global participation in the Restoration Generation movement to prevent and reverse ecosystem degradation. [^6]\n\nGod's Church World Missionary Association distributed food items to 5,000 vulnerable households nationwide in South Korea ahead of the Chuseok holiday. [^7]\n\nAccording to the International Energy Agency, air conditioning and fans consume around 20% of electricity used in buildings, equivalent to nearly 10% of total global electricity consumption. [^8]\n\nIn several cases, these heat-related consumption peaks resulted in power supply interruptions. [^9]\n\nMexico's Electricity Sector Development Plan (PLADESE) projects an average annual demand growth of 2.5%, with maximum consumption potentially reaching 83,643 MW by 2039. [^10]\n\nAccording to the 'Limiting Overshoot' report, long-term global warming has already reached 1.4 degrees Celsius, with short-term temperature increases occasionally exceeding this level. [^11]\n\nUnder the best-case scenario, global warming is expected to peak at approximately 1.8 degrees Celsius, while continuing current policies could result in warming reaching 2.6 degrees Celsius. 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