THE new report details the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by governments, assessing both the progress made and the major challenges that remain.
Taken together, Mr. Stiell said, they reveal “a few green shoots of good news» and provide “clear stepping stones towards net zero emissions.”
If countries meet their current commitments, global emissions could fall by around 10% by 2035, according to the UN climate chief. However, he warned that “action must be accelerated” to prevent further global warming.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, flooding in the capital, Kinshasa, has been linked to climate change. (deposit)
Holistic approach
Many of the new NDCs take a “whole of society” approach, incorporating gender and youth perspectives and seeking to ensure that all sectors benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Mr. Stiell described this generation of commitments as a “radical change in terms of quality, credibility and economic scale“, calling on governments to implement policies that enable every nation to share in the benefits of clean energy and climate resilience.
The UN climate chief added that the private sector is also moving in the right direction, attracted by the huge rewards that the clean economy promises: “As the global transition to clean energy continues to intensify, the dividends to come will be even greater, as climate action emerges as the engine of economic growth and employment in the 21st century..”
A woman is pictured in front of flooded fields in Bentiu, South Sudan.
Is version 1.5 still alive?
On the same day as the release of the climate report, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in an interview with the Guardian that humanity has failed to limit human-caused global warming to the totem level of 1.5°C, leading to “devastating consequences”.
Mr. Guterres told reporters that delegates preparing to attend the COP30 United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil, in November must change course and bring about a “dramatic reduction in emissions as soon as possible.”
Nonetheless, Mr Stiell insisted that the science shows temperatures can be brought back to 1.5°C (above pre-industrial levels), significantly accelerating the pace of climate action.
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