'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming
5 months, 1 week ago

'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming

Raw Story  

The world's nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a "catastrophic" rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report published Thursday warned. "It is still technically possible to meet the 1.5°C goal" set out in the Paris agreement, "but only with a G20-led massive global mobilization to cut all greenhouse gas emissions, starting today," the United Nations Environmental Program said in a summary of its annual Emissions Gap Report. The U.N. chief was referring to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is set to take place next month in Baku, Azerbaijan—a nation that is "aggressively" expanding fossil fuel production. "At the upcoming U.N. climate talks, wealthy nations must significantly grow the amount of climate financing available to ensure all countries can slash their global warming emissions and prepare for the more frequent and severe climate impacts that are the punishing consequence of a warming world," Cleetus added.

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"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever
5 months ago

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

Salon  

The World Meteorological Organization, released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than ever before, contributing significantly to climate change. The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry. These …

'Climate hell': Earth experiences 12 months of record-breaking heat
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Climate hell': Earth experiences 12 months of record-breaking heat

India Today  

In a dire warning about the rapidly escalating climate crisis, the United Nations has sounded the alarm over a "shocking" new milestone - the planet has endured an unprecedented 12 consecutive months of record-breaking heat. Guterres placed much of the blame squarely on the fossil fuel industry, accusing "the Godfathers of climate chaos" of raking in record profits while deceiving …

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’
1 year, 4 months ago

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’

The Hindu  

Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released on November 20, 2023. The annual Emissions Gap report, which assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces between 2.5°C and …

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN warns world ‘out of road’ for limiting warming to 1.5C ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C this century, the United Nations has warned. Time to ‘step up’ The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree …

World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report
1 year, 4 months ago

World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Even if nations meet all of their current climate commitments, submitted as nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, the 1.5 degrees C global warming threshold will be breached, a new UN report said on Tuesday. FILE The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming, a new international report calculates The report flagged that …

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.
1 year, 4 months ago

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.

The Hindu  

The world is “failing to get a grip” on climate change, the U.N. warned on November 14, as an assessment of current climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes climate negotiations, the United Nations climate change organisation said the world was failing to act with sufficient urgency to …

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that
1 year, 6 months ago

UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that

Associated Press  

With the world far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming, a new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how quickly and deeply energy and financial systems must change to get back on a safer path. To get there, the report said, “the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels is required,” using a phrase international …

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks called Thursday for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago. “We need to attack all emissions, everywhere: one, two …

Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report
2 years ago

Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report

NPR  

Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report Enlarge this image toggle caption Thoko Chikondi/AP Thoko Chikondi/AP The planet is on track for catastrophic warming, but world leaders already have many options to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and protect people, according to a major new climate change report from the United Nations. A cheat-sheet for …

‘Planet in the crosshairs’: UN chief demands rapid emission cuts
2 years ago

‘Planet in the crosshairs’: UN chief demands rapid emission cuts

Al Jazeera  

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the latest report by UN climate scientists ‘could not come at a more pivotal time’. The head of the United Nations called for scientists to serve up “cold hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. In a video address to delegates, UN Secretary-General …

U.N. Report: Climate Pollution Reductions 'Highly Inadequate'
2 years, 5 months ago

U.N. Report: Climate Pollution Reductions 'Highly Inadequate'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough ― not even promising to do enough ― to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said. “The report confirms the utterly glacial pace of climate action, despite the looming precipice of climate tipping points …

UN report: Climate pollution reductions ‘highly inadequate’
2 years, 5 months ago

UN report: Climate pollution reductions ‘highly inadequate’

Associated Press  

The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough -- not even promising to do enough -- to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said. “The report confirms the utterly glacial pace of climate action, despite the looming precipice of climate tipping points we’re approaching,” said …

Warning of ‘global catastrophe,’ U.N. says climate change measures are ‘highly inadequate’
2 years, 5 months ago

Warning of ‘global catastrophe,’ U.N. says climate change measures are ‘highly inadequate’

LA Times  

The world, especially richer carbon-emitting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough — nor even promising to do enough — to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said. “The report confirms the utterly glacial pace of climate action, despite the looming precipice of climate tipping points we’re approaching,” said climate …

Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help
55 years, 3 months ago

Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help

Wired  

This morning, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change dropped its most contentious report yet. It is a file of shame cataloging the empty pledges that put us firmly on track toward an unlivable world.” He invoked climate catastrophes—“unprecedented heat waves, terrifying storms, widespread water shortages, the extinction of a million species of plants and animals”—and warned against those who …

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink
3 years, 5 months ago

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink

NPR  

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink Enlarge this image toggle caption Alberto Pezzali/AP Alberto Pezzali/AP The world faces imminent disaster without urgent action on climate change, with the damage we can already see becoming unstoppable, the United Nations secretary-general told leaders gathered for a major climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. …

UN chief: ‘Leadership gap’ undermines global climate efforts
3 years, 5 months ago

UN chief: ‘Leadership gap’ undermines global climate efforts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming, days before presidents and prime ministers from around the globe gather for a climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas emissions and meet the goals …

Climate emergency: UK steps up emission reduction target, but campaigners demand more action
4 years, 3 months ago

Climate emergency: UK steps up emission reduction target, but campaigners demand more action

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ed Matthew of the Climate Coalition – which brings together 140 organisations fighting for action …

Widening gap: On UN’s Emissions Gap Report
5 years, 4 months ago

Widening gap: On UN’s Emissions Gap Report

The Hindu  

The UN’s Emissions Gap Report comes as a sharp warning to countries preparing to meet in Madrid in December, under the aegis of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, that every year of inaction is jeopardising the main goal of the Paris Agreement: to keep the rise in global temperature over pre-industrial times well below 2°C, and ideally at …

Step up climate action or face catastrophe, says UN report
5 years, 4 months ago

Step up climate action or face catastrophe, says UN report

Al Jazeera  

Global emissions need to be more than halved if we are to save the planet, world’s top scientists agree. Geneva, Switzerland – The world’s countries have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions well beyond current pledges to make up for lost time – or face catastrophic climate changes, says a United Nations report released on Tuesday. “There is no way …

Paris climate goals are not being met, amid record global heating
5 years, 4 months ago

Paris climate goals are not being met, amid record global heating

Al Jazeera  

‘Production gap’ is growing between emissions targets and countries’ planned consumption of fossil fuels. “This report shows, for the first time, just how big the disconnect is between Paris temperature goals and countries’ plans and policies for coal, oil, and gas production,” said Michael Lazarus, lead author of the report and the director of the United States office for the …

The world needs to do more to deal with the climate change time bomb: IEA
5 years, 4 months ago

The world needs to do more to deal with the climate change time bomb: IEA

Firstpost  

The IEA said, “the world urgently needs to put a laser-like focus on bringing down global emissions.” The world must do much more to slash emissions if it is to defuse the climate change time bomb and deliver sustainable energy for a growing population, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. The IEA said in its World Energy Outlook 2019 report …

‘More fuel to the flames’: Climate advocates shun UN inaction
5 years, 6 months ago

‘More fuel to the flames’: Climate advocates shun UN inaction

Al Jazeera  

With underwhelming commitments made at the Climate Action Summit, activists say that more needs to happen soon. “For the most part, world leaders did not deliver what was needed in New York today,” said Greenpeace International’s Executive Director Jennifer Morgan. She said it is “time to address corporate power and the hold it has over politics” and it is “time …

‘Ice on Fire’ Is an Ode to Those Fighting Climate Crisis
5 years, 9 months ago

‘Ice on Fire’ Is an Ode to Those Fighting Climate Crisis

The Quint  

WHAT WORKS It is time we put a face and voice to at least some of the people who are working to fight the climate crisis every day. Through the film we learn that the solution lies in not just switching to renewable energy but that it must also come with ‘Draw Down’ – which is the act of pulling …

Countries need to raise ambitions, curb emissions to still meet 2030 goals: UNEP
6 years, 4 months ago

Countries need to raise ambitions, curb emissions to still meet 2030 goals: UNEP

Firstpost  

India has promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent to 35 percent of GDP by 2030. We’re feeding this fire while the means to extinguish it are within reach.” Ahead of the Conference of Parties or COP24, data from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change shows that global emissions have reached historic levels at 53.5 gigatonnes …

The Climate Post: Ahead of Bonn Talks, Study Says Paris Agreement May Fall Short
7 years, 5 months ago

The Climate Post: Ahead of Bonn Talks, Study Says Paris Agreement May Fall Short

Huff Post  

As the United Nations prepares to welcome delegates from across the world to Bonn, Germany, on Monday for the annual Conference of Parties meeting, the U.N. Environment Program has released its yearly “Emissions Gap” report indicating a disparity between the world’s stated ambitions on climate in the Paris Agreement and what actions are actually needed. “Without rapid cuts in CO2 …

UN paints apocalyptic picture of famine, war and disease unless world wakes up to dangers of climate change
8 years, 5 months ago

UN paints apocalyptic picture of famine, war and disease unless world wakes up to dangers of climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world will “grieve over the avoidable human tragedy” of climate change, as refugees flee …

UN report warns of widening climate gap
12 years, 4 months ago

UN report warns of widening climate gap

Live Mint  

Stockholm: A United Nations report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. add_main_imageThe report by the UN Environment Program, released just days ahead of a major climate conference, said the concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse …

UN report warns of widening climate gap
12 years, 4 months ago

UN report warns of widening climate gap

The Hindu  

A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments on Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2°C. Environment Programme, released just days ahead of a major climate conference, said the concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is …

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