UN chief calls for an “ambition supernova” as nations make minor progress on climate action
Countries’ climate action plans are still far behind what’s needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday. The U.N. climate chief, Simon Stiell, urged that upcoming international climate talks in Dubai become a “turning point” where governments can get on track with plans to cut emissions in line with capping warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, as agreed by nations in Paris in 2015. Sultan al-Jaber, president of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai and chief of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, said the report shows “there is simply no time left for delays.” Extreme weather events charged by the warming atmosphere are increasing in magnitude and frequency around the world. When countries meet in Dubai, they’ll review their climate action for the last three years as part of what’s been called a “global stocktake.” Negotiators plan to use this report and discussions later this year to figure out what nations need to do next to fight climate change.
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