It emerges from the review that the UN Environment Program (UNEP) has made of the plans for cuts in CO₂ emissions that the world’s countries have put forward. 2.8 degrees of warming is far above the 1.5 degrees recommended in the Paris Agreement. – Under current policies, the world is heading for 2.8 degrees of warming by the end of the century. In other words, we are heading for a global catastrophe, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday. The report to UNEP looks at the plans for cuts that the countries have put forward and calculates their consequences. – Can’t afford more greenwashing – Our world can’t afford more greenwashing, we can’t afford more people who promise but don’t deliver, and deliver late, says Guterres. Greenwashing is a form of misleading marketing where a product or company is presented as more environmentally friendly or animal friendly than is actually the case. Guterres says he has high expectations for the countries during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt at the beginning of November. – At COP27, I look forward to receiving the recommendations from my expert group on net-zero commitments from companies, investors, cities and regions, he says. The recommendations in the report are clear, says Guterres. We must end our dependence on fossil fuels. Invest massively in renewable energy. Avoid locking in new infrastructure for fossil fuels. – The window is closing The UN climate panel says that co₂ emissions must be reduced by 45 per cent from 2010 to 2030, if the targets in the Paris Agreement are to be reached. – The window to limit the global temperature to 1.5 degrees is now closing quickly, emphasizes Guterres. – Commitments to net zero emissions are worth nothing without the plans, guidelines and actions to ensure that it happens, adds Guterres. There have been several major reports recently, including the United Nations Climate Convention (UNFCCC) report on climate change that came out on Wednesday. It stated, among other things, that with today’s climate promises, emissions will increase by 10.6 per cent by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. This is a small improvement compared to last year, when the countries were on track to increase emissions by 13.7 percent by 2030. – Far too slow The national emission targets that the world’s countries have set so far are not enough to reach the international the climate goals. – The climate report from the UN Environment Program shows that global greenhouse gas emissions are being cut at a much too slow pace. The world needs rapid and deep emission reductions. This applies in particular to some of the large emitting countries. This is what climate minister Espen Barth Eide says in a comment. Barth Eide says we must increase the development of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, quickly. – If the world is to reach the 1.5 degree target, we must do more on all fronts. It will also be Norway’s main message at the upcoming climate summit in Egypt, says Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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