BREAKING: Temperatures will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed to, the world’s top body of climate scientists says in a new report that also notes hopeful signs of progress.
“Projected global emissions from place limiting global warming to 1.5C beyond reach and make it harder after 2030 to limit warming to 2C,” the panel said.
Ongoing investments in fossil fuel infrastructure and clearing large swaths of forest for agriculture undermine the massive curbs in emissions needed to meet the Paris goal, the report found. In a summary negotiated with governments over the past two weeks, the panel concluded that returning warming to 1.5C by 2100 would require removing vast amounts of carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas — from the atmosphere. Many experts say this is unfeasible with current technologies, and even if it could be done it would be far costlier than preventing the emissions in the first place.
“We are on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5-degree limit agreed in Paris,” said Guterres. “Some government and business leaders are saying one thing – but doing another.”Despite the tough words by Guterres and report co-chairs, the full report, numbering thousands of pages condensed into a summary by governments and scientists, doesn’t single out individual countries for blame.
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