Climate change and cooling

Despite dire warnings and urgency about climate change, a lack of political leadership could allow us to slip into man-made hell in our sleep. To date, national emission reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement represent only a third of what is needed to stabilize a global temperature increase of 2 °C, a a fifth of what is needed for 1.5 °C. We are currently on track for a catastrophic warming of 3°C – unless emissions are rapidly reduced by 2030, we will not avoid warming of 1.5°C and possibly even 2°C, regardless of follow-up measures. The next ten years are therefore critical to accelerate action wherever possible. (More on eia-international.org)