Dear MEL Topic Readers,
World will overshoot 1.5 degree climate goal, UN says
According to the UN Environment Program, the world is going to miss the
climate change target to limit the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees
Celsius. This means the world needs to work even harder and faster to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions to minimize the impact of climate change. However,
with the current emission reduction target set by governments, the average
temperature is predicted to rise 2.3 to 2.5 degrees Celsius from the
pre-industrial level. This would put more than twice as many people exposed to
extreme heat as with the 1.5 degrees target. Actually, with current policies set
by governments, the temperatures will rise by up to 2.8 degrees, well beyond
the target. Now, the 2025 UN climate summit (COP30) starts today until the 21st
in Belém, Brazil. It aims for a swifter transition to renewable energy
sources, greater use of natural climate solutions, and more investment from
both the public and private sectors, especially to help those countries most
affected by climate change. However, the second-largest greenhouse gas emitter,
the USA, isn’t sending any high-level federal officials to the climate summit. Instead,
it’s drilling more to extract oil and gas to burn. Which country will take the initiative
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Read the article and learn how much the world has already warmed and
will warm within a decade.
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