New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Global temperatures are now predicted to rise between 2.3 and 2.5 degrees Celsius this century if countries fully implement their national climate pledges, down slightly from 2.6-2.8 degrees Celsius projected last year, according to a new report.

However, current policies would still put the planet on a trajectory of 2.8 degrees Celsius of warming, compared with 3.1 degrees Celsius projected last year, said the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2025.

The marginal improvement, the report said, stems largely from methodological updates and recent national pledges, but the world remains "off target" to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

It warns that the global multi-decadal temperature average w

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