New York, USA – The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the climate pledges made by countries around the world so far, while important, will not be enough to prevent the Earth’s temperature from rising beyond the safe limit agreed upon in the Paris Climate Agreement.
She noted that current commitments could limit global warming
To only about 2.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Reducing carbon emissions
The warning came in a UN report issued a few days before the start of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30).
It is scheduled to be held in the Brazilian city of Belém,
Countries are expected to explore ways to accelerate the transition to clean energy and further reduce carbon emissions.
The report stressed that this level of warming remains “very far from the primary objective of the Paris Agreement.”
Which stipulates the need to limit the rise in global temperature to below 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the most catastrophic climate consequences
Such as melting ice, rising sea levels, and worsening droughts and storms.
The worsening effects of climate change
The United Nations explained that some countries have made progress in implementing emissions reduction policies.
However, the overall efforts are still “not commensurate with the scale of the crisis”.
Calling on major economies to take more ambitious steps before 2030.
These warnings come amid the worsening effects of climate change that the world is witnessing this year.
With record temperatures, widespread forest fires and devastating floods on several continents,
This highlights the need for urgent global action to avert the worst.
