Regular assessments related to so-called global warming: The Adaptation Gap report and the Emissions Gap report back up such a warning with references to damning records of high temperatures, droughts and rising sea levels that threaten existence. The same applies to several nations.
UNEP said science has shown that to avoid an even greater crisis, the world must make informed decisions about how to reduce its emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases and adapt to ever-increasing climate change.
This United Nations agency’s documents analyze the state of climate change and provide policymakers with a roadmap for action.
“To address the climate crisis, we need policies based on science,” said Maarten Kappelle, head of UNEP’s thematic assessments department, who believed this was the only way humanity could protect itself from the crisis could save the coming storm.
This week the Adaptation Gap report was presented, on the 8th of this month the Output Gap text will be published and on the 20th the Emissions Gap text will be published, all on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), scheduled for November 30th until December 12th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Adaptation Gap examines the extent to which the world is preparing for climate change by examining how countries plan, finance and implement the projects they need to withstand droughts, floods, rising sea levels and other climate-related challenges.
Likewise, the annual emissions summary highlights the gap between national commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the limits needed to keep global temperature rise well below two degrees by the end of this century. Century, in line with the Paris Agreement.
It tracks the discrepancy between projected fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 or two degrees.
The UNEP conclusions show that current government policies are putting the world on the alarming path of 2.8 degrees of warming by the end of the century, and confirm that for concrete reductions it is essential to increase greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030 to reduce.
To achieve these goals, humanity will need up to $340 billion annually by 2030 and up to $565 billion annually to combat climate change by 2050.
The three reports provide a solid scientific evidence base for negotiating parties and stakeholders committed to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
In addition, they represent a consolidated contribution to the global balance sheet used to officially assess the international community’s level of compliance with the Paris Agreement.
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