‘Last opportunity:’ IPCC Climate Report calls for urgent action
The U.N. Secretary-General says the report is “a survival guide for humanity.”
On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the latest Synthesis Report on Climate Change for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel’s meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Titled: “Urgent climate action can secure a livable future for all,” the report summarizes “multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change.” The goal is to achieve the 1.5°C limit on global warming per the Paris Agreement.
“We are heading towards 2.2-3.5°C warming,” warned Prof Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, at the meeting. He emphasized the need to accelerate climate generation for the sake of future generations.
At the same time, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the Synthesis Report “a survival guide for humanity” while suggesting his own Acceleration Agenda to reach global net zero by 2050.
“The climate time-bomb is ticking. But the latest report by the IPCC is a how-to guide to defuse that time bomb,” said Guterres.
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