The United Nations has reiterated that the wide-ranging impact of the climate crisis is already apparent, with global greenhouse gas emissions still at record levels.
The world needs immediate and profound emissions reductions from now and over the next three decades to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, preventing the worst consequences.
Today, the UN is hosting the Climate Ambition Summit at its headquarters in New York.
The summit’s objective is to accelerate efforts to reduce emissions from all parties, including governments, businesses, and civil society, and to listen to change-makers in this field, according to the official UN website.
The website of the “Climate Ambition Summit” on the internet states that the high-level summit, held this week during the UN General Assembly, represents a significant political milestone in demonstrating collective global determination to expedite the pace and scale of the fair transition to a more equitable global economy based on renewable energy and capable of adapting to climate change.
A recent UN assessment, conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), once again highlights the urgent need for action.
