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According to the new report produced by the United Nations, WMO and international organizations, although carbon emissions fell by 17 percent during the quarantine period due to the pandemic, long-term gas concentrations in the atmosphere continued to rise.
The report, which is expected to record 2016-2020 as the 5 hottest years in history, warned that global temperature rise could rise by 2.7 degrees Celsius in the next 5 years, reaching “dangerous” levels before the industrial Revolution.
The report noted that the possible rise in question did not meet the goals of “keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius” of the Paris Climate Agreement, and stated that the “irreversible” effects of climate change continued to increase.
Global water levels continue to rise with the rapid melting of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, and by 2050 the number of people at risk of flooding will rise to 1.6 billion and more than 2.7 to 3.2 billion. people will face water shortages. stated to be expected.
The Paris Climate Agreement, signed 5 years ago, aimed to keep the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The US administration officially asked the UN to withdraw from the agreement in November last year.
