The fight to secure a livable future for everyone on Earth requires much more urgent climate action, according to the findings of a major new UN report.
"The United Nations' polite prose glosses over what is a truly damning report card for global climate efforts," Ani Dasgupta, president and CEO of the non-profit World Resources Institute, said in a statement.
"There are a few bright spots worth celebrating, such as the rapid uptake of renewable energy and electric vehicles in recent years. And numerous countries have rallied behind net-zero goals and passed important climate legislation," they added. It said more information was required to better understand emissions scenarios if global average temperatures temporarily exceed and then return below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the extent to which carbon removal measures are needed and potential economic and non-economic loss and damage during a period of overshoot.
"The Stocktake offers countries preparing for COP28 in Dubai a clear inventory — not of failures — but of gaps and opportunities for governments, business and finance leaders to tackle together, in deeper systemic collaboration," said Maria Mendiluce, CEO of the global non-profit We Mean Business Coalition.An Iraqi man splashes water on his face to cool down during a heatwave in the Shorja market in central Baghdad on August 13, 2023.
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