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The state of emergency must continue until carbon neutrality is achieved and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to zero
Reuters
Every country in the world must declare a “climate emergency”. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, announced it during an online summit on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, reports Radio Liberty.
The global emergency, Guterres said, should continue until carbon neutrality is achieved and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to zero.
The summit was attended by leaders from more than 70 countries who discussed more ambitious plans to combat global warming. The United States was absent from the participants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged more than $ 600 million to support global efforts to tackle climate change, saying that “all nations must be able to finance the necessary climate investments.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will cut emissions by 65% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
The Paris Climate Agreement, signed in 2015, forced participants to act in an attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2 degrees Celsius. However, the UN has warned that the Earth’s temperature is expected to rise by more than 3 degrees this century.
The United States, which accounts for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, was the first country to withdraw from the agreement. This decision was made in November by the administration of the current president of the United States, Donald Trump.
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