U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet
Imagine living in a clown world where the UN has a “climate chief”
LONDON/BRUSSELS, April 10 (Reuters) – Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.’s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians’ agendas.
Scientists say halving climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is crucial to stop a rise in temperatures of more than 1.5 Celsius that would unleash more extreme weather and heat.
Only 2 years left to save the planet: UN climate chief Simon Stiell
Governments, business leaders, and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, UNs climate chief has said, warning global warming is slipping down politicians’ agendas. Speaking at an event at the Chatham House think-tank in London, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, said the next 24 months are ‘essential in saving our planet’
