Environment & Climate
UN chief in Antalya urges immediate, drastic fossil fuel emissions cuts
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said fossil fuel emissions must be cut immediately to avoid the most severe climate effects, while a Climate Action Tracker report found warming progress has stalled.
The short version
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called in Antalya, Turkey, for immediate and drastic cuts to fossil fuel emissions.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
- Climate TRACE estimates that prioritizing clean energy in electrification would cut global emissions 14%, versus 7% if fossil fuels are also used.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
- A Climate Action Tracker report says progress on slowing warming has essentially stalled for five years; even if pledges are met, the globe would warm 2.6 degrees Celsius by 2100.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
Key facts
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the world must immediately and drastically cut fossil fuel emissions to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change, speaking in Antalya, Turkey.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
- Climate TRACE found that prioritizing clean energy would cut global emissions 14%, compared with 7% if fossil fuels are also used for electrification.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
- A report released Thursday by the Climate Action Tracker found that progress in slowing global warming has essentially stalled for the past five years.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
- The Climate Action Tracker report said that, even if countries fulfill their pledges, the globe will end the century 2.6 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
What remains uncertain
- The 2.6 degrees Celsius warming projection is conditional on countries fulfilling their pledges, which the report itself described as a big if.[Associated Press · PBS NewsHour]
Sources
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- UN chief says ‘immediate and drastic’ emissions cuts needed to avert climate change catastropheAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- UN chief says 'immediate and drastic' emissions cuts needed to avert climate change catastrophePBS NewsHour - World · Wire: associated-press