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'Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts, and record heatwaves this year
have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality, and
this is "just the beginning", experts say, as international efforts to cut
planet-heating emissions founder.
The year did see some important progress, with major new legislation,
particularly in the United States and Europe, as well as a deal at UN talks to
help vulnerable countries cope with an increasing onslaught of devastating
climate impacts.
But the goal of keeping warming within a safer limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius
since the pre-industrial era appears in peril, with carbon dioxide emissions
from fossil fuels – the main driver of global heating – on track to reach an
all-time high in 2022.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at a climate summit
in Egypt in November that humanity faces a stark choice between working
together in the battle against global warming or "collective suicide".
They opted to put off the most important decisions for another time, observers
say.'
Via Rixty Dixet.
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
