Current climate polices ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres

(United Nations News) If governments continue with the same environmental policies currently in place, the world will become 2.8°C hotter by the end of the century, which would be “a death sentence”, warned the UN chief on Thursday.

Antonio Guterres was addressing via videolink, the fourth meeting of the Major Economies Forum, convened by the United States President Joe Biden, which is designed to galvanize efforts to keep the global temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, within reach – in line with the Paris Agreement.

Biggest coffers, biggest emitters

“You are the major economies – but also the major emitters. And our world has a major climate challenge before us”, said the Secretary-General in his remarks to world leaders.  

“Today’s policies would make our world 2.8 degrees hotter by the end of the century. And this is a death sentence.”

He said the possibility remains, of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C: “But only if the world takes a quantum leap in climate action. And that depends on you. We need global acceleration through cooperation. And that means rising above disagreements, differences and tensions.”

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Source: CARICOM TODAY