What or where is this supposed ‘breaking point’? As ever, the UN climate rhetoric goes in one direction (‘spiralling disasters’) while economic and political realities go in another. All entirely predictable but the globe-trotting hydrocarbon-burning charade goes on, and on…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark appeal to the G20, urging the world’s largest economies to take the lead in addressing the worsening climate crisis, says Energy Live News.
Speaking at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Guterres warned: “Our climate is at a breaking point. Unless we limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, spiralling disasters will devastate every economy.”
He pointed out that current policies are leading to more than 3 degrees of warming, which he described as “catastrophe,” and called on nations to get on track for the 1.5-degree limit by accelerating emissions reductions.
“We must reduce global emissions by nine per cent every year this decade,” he emphasised.
However, Guterres noted with concern that emissions are still rising.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:24AM
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