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"Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by
climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods.
We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records
began. Yet, governments have been slow to act.
The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is just
months away. All of the 197 countries that belong to the United Nations were
supposed to have submitted updated national climate plans to the UN by February
this year. These plans outline how each country will cut its greenhouse gas
emissions in line with the legally binding international Paris Agreement. This
agreement commits all signatories to limiting human-caused global warming to no
more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Governments must also bring their newly updated national climate action plans
to COP30 and show how they plan to adapt to the impacts that climate change
will bring.
But so far, only 25 countries, covering around 20% of global emissions, have
submitted their plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions. In Africa,
they are Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This leaves 172 still to come.
The nationally determined contributions are very important in setting out
countries’ short- to medium-term commitments on climate change. They also
provide a direction of travel that can inform broader policy decisions and
investments. Aligning climate plans with development goals could lift 175
million people out of poverty.
But arguably only one of the submitted plans – the UK’s – is compatible with
the Paris Agreement."
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
