Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns

Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns

He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, to make 2023 a year of “transformation, not tinkering” when it comes to seriously addressing climate change, with meaningful climate action. ‘Closer to the brink’ “Every year of insufficient action to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius drives us closer to the brink, increasing systemic risks and…

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A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report

A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report

The study, “Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report”, released on Monday following a week-long IPCC session in Interlaken, brings into sharp focus the losses and damages experienced now, and expected to continue into the future, which are hitting the most vulnerable people and ecosystems especially hard. Temperatures have already risen to 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial…

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Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice

Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice

Their role is to act as climate justice advisers and push for the acceleration of bold climate goals based on their diverse expertise and grassroots work, across the different countries they represent. The announcement was made as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gathers in Switzerland to wrap up its crucial Synthesis Report, the…

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A well-known Belgian professor will contest the election of the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

A well-known Belgian professor will contest the election of the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Renowned environment professor from Belgium John Pascal van Persel will contest the election for the chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In this regard, the Belgian government, declaring its full support, has started asking for votes for them worldwide. In this regard, Professor John Pascal and the Ambassador of Belgium to Pakistan,…

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Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden made public remarks…

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Climate change: WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases

Climate change: WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases

The WMO initiative would create a network of ground-based measurement stations that can verify worrying air quality data that’s been flagged by satellites or airplanes, potentially in the next five years. “At present, there is no comprehensive, timely international exchange of surface and space-based greenhouse gas observations,” the UN agency said, as it urged “improved (international) collaboration” and…

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