Humanity is Not Able to Save the Planet From Climate Change in Time

The efforts of world governments are insufficient to prevent planetary overheating. According to the UN, even if countries can fulfill all current climate commitments, the pollution causing global warming in 2030 will still be 9% higher than in 2010. 

This is reported by CNN. 

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to halt global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, global emissions will need to be reduced by approximately 45%.

In the scientists' view, the 1.5-degree mark is a crucial threshold. After reaching it, both humans and ecosystems will find it extremely difficult to adapt to the consequences of climate change. The planet awaits radicalization of weather conditions, including more frequent and much more powerful heatwaves, droughts, and storms.

Despite ominous warnings from climatologists, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

At the same time, this year's NDC Synthesis report indicates that the growth of emissions has shown signs of slowing down. Researchers' conclusions give hope that, reaching its peak closer to the end of the decade, the quantity of emissions may start to decline.

Thus, according to researchers' forecasts, emissions in 2030 will be 2% lower than in 2019 and 3% lower than the predicted level in 2025. 

"Global ambition stagnated over the past year and national climate plans are strikingly misaligned with the science. As the reality of climate chaos pounds communities around the world — with ever fiercer floods, fires and droughts — the chasm between need and action is more menacing than ever," emphasized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

However, according to a recently published UN report analyzing countries' plans to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, governments have the potential to implement their long-term strategies in a timely manner, and the emissions of such states will decrease by 63% compared to 2019.

Previously, The Gaze reported that the German government plans to allocate 53 billion euros to support industrial enterprises wishing to transition their companies to carbon-neutral production technologies.