Author: LADISLAV MARKOVIČ, IVAN GARČÁR

We are running out of time.

"The climate time bomb is ticking. However, the latest IPCC report is a guide to defuse the climate time bomb. It is a guide to the survival of mankind. As stated in this report, a warming limit of 1.5°C is achievable. But a giant leap forward will be needed in the fight against climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. "This summary report underlines the urgency of taking more ambitious action and shows that if we act now, we can still secure a sustainable future for all," said IPCC Chair Hoesung-Lee. This summary report is the final chapter of the Sixth Assessment Panel. It highlights the scale of the challenge due to the continued increase in greenhouse gas emissions and points out that the pace and scale of what has been done so far, and even current plans, are not enough to tackle climate change. More than a century of burning fossil fuels, as well as uneven and unsustainable use of energy and land, has led to global warming reaching 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900). This results in increasingly frequent and intense extreme weather events, which cause increasingly dangerous impacts on nature and people in every region of the world. Any increase in warming results in rapidly escalating dangerous weather and climate manifestations. More intense heat waves, heavier rainfall, prolonged droughts and other weather extremes further increase the risk to human health and ecosystems. Extreme heat is currently killing people in every region of the world. As the warming trend continues, it is expected that the uncertainty of food and water availability caused by climate change will increase further. Coping with climate risks is even more challenging if they are combined with other adverse events, such as pandemics or war conflicts.