A woman sits in a makeshift shelter after the devastating floods of 2022 in Pakistan. Photo: The Express Tribune
New York: The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its new analysis report on climate change, which likens the situation to a ticking time bomb and calls for more action from influential countries. .
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that humanity is standing on a thin layer of ice that is rapidly melting. He said that we can still save the planet from an average of two degrees more warming.
Editing of this report involves scientists and experts from all over the world who have reached this conclusion only after research papers and long studies. On the other hand, Sarah Shaw from Friends of the Earth International said that this report presents the most disturbing analysis that if we do not change our behavior, the whole of humanity may face dire consequences. There may even be irreparable damages.
The IPCC report said that the average temperature of the planet is increasing and if we manage to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius, it will be a significant progress, while the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing, which is causing heat. A notorious gas. In the year 2022, global carbon dioxide emissions have increased by one percent instead of decreasing.
Then it was also said that although the rich countries are spreading the most pollution, but the poorest countries are becoming the victims, including Pakistan itself.
The report calls for making more sources of clean energy easier, cheaper and more widely available. The world still gets 80% of its energy from fossil fuels.
Antonio Guterres has said that the climate bomb needs to be defused, but it will take an extraordinary amount of effort.
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