New alarm for the climate: at this pace we will certainly not be able to respect the Paris Agreements, according to the UN

    The United Nations is launching a new alarm: at this rate we will not be able to contain the increase in temperatures by + 1,5 ° C

    The United Nations is launching a new worrying alarm: at this rate we will not be able to contain the increase in temperatures by + 1,5 ° C, as foreseen by the Paris Accords of 2015





    The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has published an update of the summary of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of all UN countries published on 17 September: these are the plans and objectives that each country undertakes to respect in order to national level for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The update of the report summarizes the information of the last 165 NDCs available, representing all 192 Parties to the Paris Agreement.

    This updated report was drawn up on the occasion of COP26 which will begin in Glasgow in a few days, so that the participating countries and companies could have an updated picture of the state of health of our planet as much as possible, in order to make the most important decisions. appropriate for the much-desired turnaround in defense of the environment. Unfortunately, the data collected are far from encouraging: the report reveals that, by 2030, a considerable increase in global greenhouse gas emissions is expected compared to 2010 (about 16% more in two decades). Such a major increase, if not changed quickly, can lead to an increase in temperature of about 2,7 ° C by the end of the century - we are well beyond the noble objectives signed on the occasion of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreements.

    To contain the increase in global temperatures by + 1,5 ° C, CO2 emissions should be reduced by 45% in 2030 (otherwise, a 25% reduction would be needed by 2030 to limit warming to 2 ° C): If this feat failed, carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere would have to drop sharply thereafter - but that would likely very high costs.

    New alarm for the climate: at this pace we will certainly not be able to respect the Paris Agreements, according to the UN

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    These data clearly represent a commitment to act on climate change - commented the executive secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia espinosa. - At the same time, the message of this update is loud and clear: Parties urgently need to redouble their climate efforts if they are to prevent global temperature increases beyond the Paris Agreement target of well below 2 ° C - ideally 1,5 ° C - by the end of the century. I again urge all parties who have not yet done so to submit new or updated NDCs. But even those parties who have already filed requests have the opportunity to revisit their NDCs to raise their level of ambition.



    Exceeding temperature targets will lead to a destabilized world and endless suffering, especially among those who have contributed least to greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Many developing country NDCs contain more ambitious commitments to reduce emissions, which can only be implemented with access to greater financial resources and other support. Full implementation of these components could allow global emissions to peak before 2030, and this underlines that developing countries need financial, technological and capacity-building support to raise their level of ambition, both as far as possible. it concerns the reduction of emissions, both in terms of building resilience to the effects of climate change.

    New alarm for the climate: at this pace we will certainly not be able to respect the Paris Agreements, according to the UN

    @ UNFCCC

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