On the eve of Cop29 in Baku, António Guterres says dangers are underestimated as irreversible tipping points near
Icebergs from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland. Since 2002 the glacier has retreated by nearly 14 miles.Icebergs from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland. Since 2002 the glacier has retreated by nearly 14 miles.
For the next two weeks, governments will gather by the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, to discuss how to increase financing for climate adaptation and mitigation. Tense talks are expected over a new financial target to replace the $100bn commitment that expires next year. Guterres would not comment on how he thought the donor base to the climate process should change, instead urging governments to take decisive action on phasing out fossil fuels entirely.“Until 2030, we should be reducing by 9% every year. Unfortunately, last year, there was still a growth of 1.3% which means that either we fully assume the sense of urgency at the level of governments, corporations and the other key generators of climate change, or we risk not only to go above the 1.
“I believe is still possible. I believe there will be overshoots, but I hope that there will be the conscience to act swiftly in order for those overshoots to be short-lived. Technological evolution, what happens with renewable energy … and other innovations demonstrate that if there is political will, the 1.5 degrees is reachable.Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest south of Novo Progresso in Brazil’s Para state. There are fears that areas of the forest will become savanna.
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