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Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2024 3:27 pm
According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), global emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases will reach 57.1 gigatons of carbon dioxide in 2023, an all-time high. Last year's 1.2 percent increase in emissions from 2021 to 2022 was already a record. Now, according to the Emissions Gap Report, the number has increased by another 1.3 percent from 2022 to 2023.
The United Nations has issued a report calling for much greater efforts to combat climate change. The measures taken so far by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not enough, according to a report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP). The result would be "catastrophic warming" of 3.1 degrees Celsius this century compared to pre-industrial levels.
Even if all existing pledges to reduce emissions were implemented, the temperature would rise by 2.6 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The world is playing with fire, said UN Secretary-General Guterres. People around the world are paying a terrible price. There is no time to lose.
In the Paris Climate Agreement, the international community set a goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to UNEP, industrialized countries in particular must take massive steps to achieve this goal. By 2030, emissions must be reduced by 42% compared to 2019 levels, UNEP Executive Director Andersen stressed at the presentation of the annual "Emissions Gap Report".
It looks at the gap between actual greenhouse gas emissions expected in the coming years and what would be needed to meet the Paris climate goals. According to the calculations, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 will amount to 57.1 gigatons of carbon dioxide, an all-time high.
That is why deeper cuts are needed immediately, Andersen stressed. "This puts us on track for 2.6 degrees of global warming this century," Andersen said. In the future, countries would have to take costly and large-scale measures to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to limit the overshoot. The G20 countries, especially those with the highest emissions, would have to do most of the work because they dominate the global economy. As a result of global warming, many regions are experiencing more frequent and extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts, storms and floods. This can make entire regions uninhabitable, destroy crops, and exacerbate hunger crises. Sea levels are also rising, threatening coastal regions and small island states.
The United Nations has issued a report calling for much greater efforts to combat climate change. The measures taken so far by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not enough, according to a report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP). The result would be "catastrophic warming" of 3.1 degrees Celsius this century compared to pre-industrial levels.
Even if all existing pledges to reduce emissions were implemented, the temperature would rise by 2.6 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The world is playing with fire, said UN Secretary-General Guterres. People around the world are paying a terrible price. There is no time to lose.
In the Paris Climate Agreement, the international community set a goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to UNEP, industrialized countries in particular must take massive steps to achieve this goal. By 2030, emissions must be reduced by 42% compared to 2019 levels, UNEP Executive Director Andersen stressed at the presentation of the annual "Emissions Gap Report".
It looks at the gap between actual greenhouse gas emissions expected in the coming years and what would be needed to meet the Paris climate goals. According to the calculations, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 will amount to 57.1 gigatons of carbon dioxide, an all-time high.
That is why deeper cuts are needed immediately, Andersen stressed. "This puts us on track for 2.6 degrees of global warming this century," Andersen said. In the future, countries would have to take costly and large-scale measures to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to limit the overshoot. The G20 countries, especially those with the highest emissions, would have to do most of the work because they dominate the global economy. As a result of global warming, many regions are experiencing more frequent and extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts, storms and floods. This can make entire regions uninhabitable, destroy crops, and exacerbate hunger crises. Sea levels are also rising, threatening coastal regions and small island states.