Insufficient climate action: We're heading in the wrong direction
"United in Science" report states that greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record highs. Emission rates from fossil fuels have now surpassed pre-pandemic levels after a temporary drop due to the coronavirus lockdown. The 2030 emissions reduction pledge would need to be seven-fold higher to meet the 1.5°C target in the Paris Agreement.
1.5 degrees of warming in recent years: 48% chance
The past seven years have been the warmest on record. There is a 48% chance that the annual average temperature will temporarily be 1.5°C warmer than the 1850-1900 average for at least one of the next five years. As global warming intensifies, multiple "tipping points" in the climate system cannot be ruled out.
Urban areas with a population of billions responsible for 70% of anthropogenic emissions will face increasing socioeconomic impacts. The report states that the most vulnerable will suffer the most. The report also cites cases of extreme weather in different parts of the world this year.
Inextricable dependence on fossil fuels
"Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms and wildfires are worsening and breaking records with alarming frequency," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message. "Heatwaves in Europe; catastrophic floods in Pakistan; China, the Horn of Africa and the United States of prolonged severe drought, these disasters are on a new scale and are by no means natural, the price of human misuse of fossil fuels," said Dr.
"This year's Uniting in Science report shows that climate impacts are entering uncharted territory. Yet even as the signs are rapidly worsening, our inexorable reliance on fossil fuels is doubling every year," he said.
National warning
"More than ever, we need to scale up action on early warning systems and build the resilience of vulnerable communities to current and future climate risks," said WMO Secretary-General Taalas. To this end, the WMO is leading a project activities to ensure that "early warning for all" is achieved within the next five years.
Multi-agency reporting
"United in Science" provides an overview of the latest science on climate change, impacts and responses. The report states that the science is clear - urgent action is needed to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate. The report draws on input from the WMO, its Global Atmosphere Watch and the World Weather Research Programme, the UN Environment Programme, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Climate Research Programme, the Global Carbon Project, the UK Met Office and the Urban Climate Change Research Network, among others. material. The report also incorporates the relevant title statement of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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