Climate crisis is outrunning world: UN's Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey that the global response to climate change has been inadequate, setting the stage for catastrophic destruction. Guterres emphasized that the climate crisis is outpacing humanity's ability to address it, citing rising emissions, global temperatures, and the increasing frequency of climate-driven disasters.
Despite this grim outlook, he stressed that science is not advocating surrender, but rather urging nations to fight harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The summit, held against a backdrop of wars, inflation, and other crises, aims to forge a consensus on increasing the share of electricity in global energy use and reviving efforts to shift away from fossil fuels.
However, the proposed goal of raising electricity's share to 35% by 2035 does not mandate the use of clean energy sources, leaving room for ambiguity in the transition away from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas.
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