UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change. | Reuters
“We have the tools to stave off and reduce the risks of the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but we must take advantage of this moment to act now,” said US climate envoy John Kerry.
According to the IPCC, emissions must be halved by the mid-2030s if the world is to have any chance of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels – a key target enshrined in the Paris accord. Average temperatures are already 1.1C higher than 1850-1900 levels, driving more extreme weather events worldwide.“In the words of very senior colleagues in the IPCC, we’re up the proverbial creek – that’s really the key message from the report,” said synthesis report co-author Frank Jotzo of Australian National University.
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