The latest IPCC report emphasizes the need for immediate and decisive action to prevent catastrophic climate change. The report highlights the importance of achieving the Paris Climate Pact’s more ambitious target of limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report also notes that temperatures must peak by 2025 and decline by 43% in the next five years to prevent the climate crisis from becoming irreversible. The UNFCCC’s upcoming Conference of Parties in Dubai will evaluate progress towards meeting the Paris Pact’s targets, and the IPCC’s report demands more initiative from delegates, especially regarding funds and technology transfer to the Global South. The world has the necessary toolkit to prevent catastrophic climate outcomes, but mitigation efforts currently underway need to be fast-tracked. The report also highlights disagreements over shouldering responsibility in climate negotiations, as demonstrated by disagreements over the fine print on fossil fuels.
Latest IPCC Report Warns of Irreversible Climate Crisis by 2030s
The fourth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on Tuesday, synthesizes the earlier three reports and highlights the urgent need to take action to stem the climate crisis. The panel of top climate scientists noted that while the pace of GHG emissions increase has slowed down in the past five years, the world is still at risk of exceeding its carbon budget. The IPCC’s modeling shows that the threshold beyond which the climate crisis becomes irreversible could be breached by the first half of the 2030s.
The IPCC’s reports, published between August 2021 and April 2022, outlined the science behind the climate emergency and provided potential pathways to mitigate its impact. This fourth report emphasizes the need for immediate and decisive action to prevent catastrophic climate change.
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IPCC Report Highlights Need for Urgent Climate Action at Upcoming UN Summit
The Paris Climate Pact aimed to limit global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial limits and “pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” The IPCC’s latest report emphasizes the importance of achieving the more ambitious 1.5°C target and notes that temperatures must peak by 2025 and decline by 43% in the next five years to limit increases below the breakdown level. Without immediate action, temperatures could rise well above 2°C by the end of the century.
While there is near-consensus on the links between recent extreme weather events and climate change, there is often disagreement on shouldering responsibility. The IPCC’s latest report highlights disagreements over the fine print on fossil fuels, demonstrating the difficulty of achieving collective action in climate negotiations.
The UNFCCC’s 28th Conference of Parties (CoP) in Dubai in eight months will evaluate progress towards meeting the Paris Pact’s targets. The IPCC’s report demands more initiative from delegates, especially regarding funds and technology transfer to the Global South. Mitigation efforts currently underway need to be fast-tracked to prevent catastrophic climate outcomes, and the world has the necessary toolkit to achieve this goal.
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