Warning of global temperatures rising by about 3 degrees

Arabia Weather - While the growing conversation about the effects of climate change on the planet is still ongoing, a report issued by the United Nations today, Monday, showed that current pledges related to emissions and combating climate change still indicate the possibility of global temperatures rising by about three degrees Celsius during this period. Century.

The annual Emissions Gap Report indicated that the world is on track to warm 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels unless governments step up their efforts to support climate action.

Warning of global temperatures rising by about 3 degrees

Scientists expect that the world will witness a series of catastrophes if temperatures rise by three degrees Celsius, from the melting of ice sheets to the drying out of the Amazon rainforest.

In this context, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed his concern, saying: “Current trends are leading our planet towards an inevitable rise in temperatures by three degrees Celsius.”

The report stated that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 42% globally by 2030, in order to avoid temperatures exceeding the maximum permissible limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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