Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight

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The past 12 months have been a 'wasted year' on climate change says the UN Environment Programme.

of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy cites examples where severe weather has overwhelmed transport and communications.

"The thing I find most disturbing is the lack of evidence that anyone in government is focusing on how all the impacts can come together, creating cascading crises," said the chair of the Joint Committee, Dame Margaret Beckett MP. While almost all the reports published this week underline the lack of progress on climate, there are some strong positives amidst the gloom.study says that in transport, a transition to sustainable travel is well underway. Globally, almost half of the buses sold in 2021 were powered by battery electric or fuel cell electric engines.In passenger car sales, electric vehicles have doubled from the previous year to now account for almost 9% of new cars., also published today.

 

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Excellent UN interview yesterday! 'countries should not invest in (or subsidize) more fossil fuels... they should instead support renewable energy...The most stupid thing is to bet on what has led us to this disaster.' COP27 climate

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