UN Report Highlights, Catastrophic Failure , of Global Climate Efforts.
According to a major United Nations report, the world's
governments have failed to cut greenhouse gas emissions
enough to stave off a potential climate disaster.
In order to meet the goals set forth in the Paris agreement, the report states that it will require , "phasing out all unabated fossil fuels.".
'The Guardian' reports that the U.N. warned of a
"rapidly narrowing window" for action to be taken, as global emissions are predicted to peak in 2025 at the latest.
The agency warns that from that peak,
levels need to be rapidly reduced
in order to limit increasing global temperatures.
'The Guardian' reports that there is currently 20 to 23
gigatons of necessary CO2 cuts that need to be made
by 2030 in order to alter the world's grim trajectory.
The U.N. report fails to detail which countries are currently
lagging behind, nor does it offer recommendations
directed at specific regions of the world.
According to some critics, the report's use of broad
ideas and general terms poorly masks the world's
catastrophic failure to make necessary changes.
The U.N.’s polite prose glosses over
what is a truly damning report
card for global climate efforts, Ani Dasgupta, Head of the World Resources
Institute thinktank, via 'The Guardian'.
Carbon emissions? Still climbing. Rich countries’
finance commitments? Delinquent. Adaptation
support? Lagging woefully behind. This report is
a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis,
and a pivotal opportunity to correct course, Ani Dasgupta, Head of the World Resources
Institute thinktank, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that a U.N. push to phase out fossil fuels
has been prevented by rich oil-producing nations for years,
despite being a prime cause of the climate crisis