MON 01 NOV, 2021-theGBJournal- ‘’The six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the six hottest years on record. Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink,’’ warns the UN Secretary-General António Guterres at COP26 World Leaders Summit.
COP26 World Leaders Summit got underway in Glasgow today with leaders from some of the world’s major economies arriving in Scotland with a promise to “keep 1.5C within reach” and accelerate climate action this decade.
António Guterres reminded the COP World leaders of the stark reality of ignoring action on net-zero emission.
He said, ‘’we face a stark choice: Either we stop it — or it stops us. It’s time to say: enough. Enough of brutalizing biodiversity. Enough of killing ourselves with carbon. Enough of treating nature like a toilet Enough of burning and drilling and mining our way deeper. We are digging our own graves. Our planet is changing before our eyes — from the ocean depths to mountain tops; from melting glaciers to relentless extreme weather events. Sea-level rise is double the rate it was 30 years ago. Oceans are hotter than ever — and getting warmer faster. Parts of the Amazon Rainforest now emit more carbon than they absorb. Recent climate action announcements might give the impression that we are on track to turn things around.’’
He noted that the last published report on Nationally Determined Contributions showed that they would still condemn the world to a calamitous 2.7 degree increase.
‘’And even if the recent pledges were clear and credible — and there are serious questions about some of them — we are still careening towards climate catastrophe. Even in the best-case scenario, temperatures will rise well above two degrees. So, as we open this much anticipated climate conference, we are still heading for climate disaster. ’’
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