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"Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine
and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the
UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks.
Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate
change, addressed the gathering of ministers and high-ranking officials from
nearly 200 countries, in a stark portrayal of the price of failure on the
climate crisis.
“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip
double digits off GDP,” he said. “To falter whilst megadroughts wreck national
harvests, sending food prices soaring, makes zero sense economically and
politically. To squabble while famines take hold, forcing millions to flee
their homelands – this will never be forgotten as conflicts spread.”
He told the opening meeting of the UN climate summit: “When climate disasters
decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will
never, ever be forgiven.”
The two weeks of talks, hosted by Brazil in the Amazonian city of Belém, will
focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, setting a path for the transition
away from fossil fuels, and providing the finance needed to protect poor
countries against extreme weather.
Temperatures have already surpassed the 1.5C threshold agreed under the 2015
Paris treaty for the past two years, but only if that continues for several
more years will the rise be judged permanent and a breach of the treaty. Some
scientists argue it could still be possible to bring down temperatures to the
threshold again, or close to it, through measures such as cutting the powerful
greenhouse gas methane and by a rapid switch to low-carbon technologies.
Stiell said: “The science is clear: we can and must bring temperatures back
down to 1.5C after any temporary overshoot.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
