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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), yesterday, declared that the climate crisis will cause unprecedented damages, unless governments take urgent steps to lower emissions.

In this file photo taken on October 20, 2019 a public transport bus drives in a flooded Agege Motor Road, in the local Government Area of Mushin town, Lagos. – Severe climate impacts will unavoidably ravage nature and humankind by mid-century or sooner, according to the draft of a landmark report from the UN’s climate science advisory body obtained by AFP.

The report further noted that adaptation measures could not replace emission cuts, just as its findings showed that the most vulnerable people were already being hit hardest by devastating climate impacts, among which are wildfires and floods. David Michael of Coal Free Nigeria said: “The price we will have to pay for climate inaction or delayed action would be great, more so for us as Africans. We mustn’t wait to see even worse climate impacts, which will come at a great cost to our economies, our people and the environment.

 

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