Climate change: Window to act is closing rapidly, warn scientists
The target of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is likely to be breached within the next decade, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned.1 Calling on governments to fast track climate efforts before it is too late the UN body’s latest report said, “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” And it delivers a stark warning: “The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years.” The fourth and final instalment of the mammoth sixth assessment report pulls together the findings of six previous reports from the IPCC, including three special reports. This synthesis report is intended to inform the next UN climate summit, COP28, which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from 30 November. The UN secretary … The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that the target of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is likely to be breached within the next decade. The report, which is part of the sixth assessment report, pulls together the findings of six previous reports from the IPCC and is intended to inform the next UN climate summit, COP28.
प्रकाशित : 2 साल पहले द्वारा Kent, Jacqui Wise में Environment
The target of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is likely to be breached within the next decade, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned.1
Calling on governments to fast track climate efforts before it is too late the UN body’s latest report said, “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” And it delivers a stark warning: “The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years.”
The fourth and final instalment of the mammoth sixth assessment report pulls together the findings of six previous reports from the IPCC, including three special reports. This synthesis report is intended to inform the next UN climate summit, COP28, which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from 30 November.
विषय: Climate Change, ESG