On the way to the hottest year on record, the United Nations is concerned that the battle against climate change is not going in the right direction. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is celebrating this Wednesday in New York Climate Ambition SummitOne day with the intention of redirecting the situation. There will be a wake-up call for all economies to take action.
“The climate crisis is worsening dramatically, but the collective response It lacks ambition, credibility and urgency», Guterres criticized two weeks ago at the G20 summit.
A recent United Nations report revealed that reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the scourge of a new climate, and money allocated to transforming the economy do not live up to the global commitment to neutralize the effects of global warming. It is a promise made by about 200 countries in 2015, when signing the Paris Agreement, and the fulfillment of which requires “more efforts on all fronts,” according to the report.
That’s why the negotiations taking place Wednesday in New York address all of these fronts, with one addition: It must Restore trust Where there is an international commitment. Guterres wants countries, as well as companies, entities and civil society, to demonstrate their willingness to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s why he asks Concrete and tangible measuresIn fact, today Guterres will allow only leaders who contribute new and important work to intervene in the opening session. The list of guest speakers was kept secret until the end. More than 100 countries requested time to speak, but the UN team excluded the requests in recent days, according to Reuters. Perhaps that is why US President Joe Biden decided not to attend. Special climate envoy John Kerry, who will be present, will not speak.
To get an idea of the scale of the challenge, we must take into account that the planet is already 1.2 degrees warmer than in pre-industrial times, so limiting this to 1.5 degrees requires an immediate reduction in global emissions. 43% by 2030. If not, this goal would already be unattainable. In order to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, the reduction in emissions must be 21% in 2030.
The action and announcements made at this summit will facilitate the holding of the next climate summit Conference of the Parties 28 Which will be held in Dubai at the end of this year.
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