There is no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place

There is “no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place”, the UN’s Environment Agency has said and the failure to reduce carbon emissions means the only way to limit the worst impacts of the climate crisis is a “rapid transformation of societies”.

The UN’s Emissions Gap Report analysed the gap between the CO2 cuts pledged by countries and the cuts needed to limit any rise in global temperature to 1.5°C, the internationally agreed target. Progress has been “woefully inadequate” it concluded.

Current pledges for action by 2030, if delivered in full, would mean a rise in global heating of about 2.5°C and catastrophic extreme weather around the world. A rise of 1°C to date has caused climate disasters in locations from Pakistan to Puerto Rico.

If the long-term pledges by countries to hit net zero emissions by 2050 were delivered, global temperature would rise by 1.8°C. But the glacial pace of action means meeting even this temperature limit was not credible the UN report said.

Countries agreed at the COP26 climate summit a year ago to increase their pledges. But with COP27 looming, only a couple of dozen have done so and the new pledges would shave just 1% off emissions in 2030. Global emissions must fall by almost 50% by that date to keep the 1.5°C target alive.

The Guardian - Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’

So .... how seriously is the new UK Government and new UK Prime Minister taking the climate emergency and the dire consequences for the planet and humanity?

In 48 hours as PM, Rishi Sunak has:

❌ Pulled out of attending Cop27 in Egypt
❌ Removed Cop president Alok Sharma from Cabinet
❌ Removed climate minister Graham Stuart from Cabinet

— John Stevens (@johnestevens) October 27, 2022

No global leadership whatsoever as the country currently holding the COP presidency.

Despite the Conservative Party continually claiming to prioritise climate change, the environment, nature and wildlife, the new Prime Minister apparently has “other pressing domestic commitments”.

The Guardian - Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27 climate summit

The Guardian - Global anger at Sunak’s Cop27 snub that raises fears over UK’s climate crisis stance

Utterly pathetic!

We want and need a General Election .... now!

We need a Government that is prepared to acknowledge all the serious issues facing our nation and the rest of the world and that is prepared to take the decisive step-change actions that are so urgently required.

#DefendNature .... Please help save and enhance our laws that protect our environment and wildlife 

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