The UN has warned of very sharp warming by the end of the century under current climate policies, which will put life on the planet in serious danger. Current climate policies will lead to global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to an alarming report by the organization published on Thursday. That is more than double the increase that the international community agreed to aim for almost ten years ago.
“We are teetering on a planetary tightrope and that is a cause for great concern,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a speech on Thursday. “Either the leaders will bridge the emissions gap, or we will act.” in an irreversible climate disaster on an unprecedented scale.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the planet is in grave danger and that urgent measures are needed now to limit the growth of global warming.
To avoid a catastrophe, a global shift of renewable energy, forest protection and other measures are needed, according to the authors of the study.
The report suggests that even an undesirable change in policies – such as keeping the commitments agreed so far at the international level – by the end of the decade paves the way for a sharp increase in the average temperature – 2.6-2.8 degrees above pre-industrial levels. And now, with extreme weather events – from heat waves and storms to droughts and floods – warming that has not even reached 1.5 degrees is affecting millions of Earth’s inhabitants.
2024-10-24 16:19:00
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