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UN Secretary-General’s video message to the 58th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

This will be the first comprehensive IPCC report in nine years – and the first since the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change.

It could not come at a more pivotal time. Our
world is at a crossroads – and our planet is in the crosshairs. We are
nearing the point of no return; of overshooting the internationally agreed
limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming. We are at the tip of a
tipping point.

But it is not too late – as you have shown. Your report last
year clearly demonstrated it is possible to limit global warming to 1.5
degrees with rapid and deep emissions reductions across all sectors of the
global economy.

And your recent reports have also underscored the need to
act now. In less than nine months, leaders will gather at COP28 for the
first global stocktake to bring the world in line with the goals of the
Paris Agreement. They need solid, frank, detailed scientific guidance to
make the right decisions for people and planet.

They must understand the
enormous consequences of delay and the enormous dividends from making the
tough but essential choices. To accelerate the phasing out of fossil fuels
and close the emissions gap. To race to a carbon-free, renewables future.
And to secure climate justice, helping communities adapt and build
resilience to the worsening impacts.

UN Secretary General 13th March 2023

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2023-03-13/secretary-generals-video-message-the-58th-session-of-the-intergovernmental-panel-climate-change

March 16, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, climate change