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‘Climate crunch time’: UN warns world risks over 3C warming without urgent action this decade.

 Capping global warming at 1.5C remains technically
possible, but only with unprecedented action from governments around the
world to slash global greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 7.5 per
cent every single year over the next decade, the United Nations has warned.

Published today, the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) annual assessment
calculates the ’emissions gap’ between what scientists say must happen to
limit global warming to the 1.5C goal established by the Paris Agreement,
and the emissions reductions targeted and delivered by governments
worldwide.

As ever, the report underscores the rapidly closing window of
time to deliver the deep emissions reductions required this decade if the
goals of the Paris Agreements are to be met, warning that based on current
policies the world risks careering towards catastrophic temperature
increases of between 2.6C and 3.1C over the course of this century.

 Business Green 24th Oct 2024

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4372794/climate-crunch-warns-world-risks-3c-warming-urgent-action-decade

October 27, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change