UN Warns World's , Worst Polluters Falling Short , of Net-Zero Goals.<br />The United Nations has warned that the Earth <br />is on track to hit a "hellish" three degrees<br />Celsius of global temperature increase. .<br />'The Guardian' reports that the warning was issued <br />ahead of the organization's critical COP28 climate <br />summit next week in the United Arab Emirates. .<br />2023 has already shattered temperature records. .<br />Increased temperatures have intensified <br />heatwaves, floods and droughts, resulting in <br />the loss of lives and livelihoods around the world.<br />According to the UN's report, in order to reach the <br />internationally agreed target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, <br />22 billion tons of carbon must be cut from 2030 projections.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the amount needed to be <br />cut is 42% of total global emissions and equivalent <br />to the output of the world's top five polluters. .<br />There is no person or economy left <br />on the planet untouched by climate <br />change, so we need to stop setting <br />unwanted records on emissions, <br />temperature and extreme weather, Inger Andersen, The UN Environment Program <br />executive director, via 'The Guardian'.<br />We must instead lift the needle <br />out of the same old groove of <br />insufficient action, and start <br />setting other records: on cutting <br />emissions and on climate finance, Inger Andersen, The UN Environment Program <br />executive director, via 'The Guardian'.<br />The report cautioned that none of the G20 members <br />who produce 90% of carbon emissions have taken <br />actions consistent with their stated net-zero goals.<br />The report cautioned that none of the G20 members <br />who produce 90% of carbon emissions have taken <br />actions consistent with their stated net-zero goals.<br />Governments are taking baby steps <br />to avert the climate crisis – they <br />[must] make bold strides forward <br />at Cop28 in Dubai to get on track, Simon Stiell, Executive secretary of <br />UN Climate Change, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Governments are taking baby steps <br />to avert the climate crisis – they <br />[must] make bold strides forward <br />at Cop28 in Dubai to get on track, Simon Stiell, Executive secretary of <br />UN Climate Change, via 'The Guardian'
