COP27: UN sends strong message over crossing 1.5c temperature limit
The UN has cautioned that the globe must not surpass the “red line,” which would elevate global temperatures beyond the 1.5-degree threshold.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, remarked earlier on Sunday during the concluding plenary of the international climate summit that if the world intends to have any chance of remaining within the 1.5 degree temperature cap, it must “substantially invest in renewable energy and cease dependency on fossil fuels.”
The resolution to establish a loss and damage fund and the UN’s readiness to support it were both favorably received by Mr. Guterres.
However, he emphasized that it is inadequate.
“Evidently this will not be sufficient, but it serves as a much-needed political indication to restore fractured trust,” he stated.
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