As world leaders gather in Brazil for climate talks, data suggests current plans would lead to devastating heating. Plus, Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayor-elect, introduces his all-female transition team
As world leaders gather in Brazil for climate talks, data suggests current plans would lead to devastating heating. Plus, Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayor-elect, introduces his all-female transition team
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There is still a chance for the world to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown and return to the goal of 1.5C if governments take concerted action on greenhouse gas emissions, according to an assessment.
The Climate Analytics report says governments’ goals are inadequate and need to be urgently revised. It calls for the rapid scaling-up of the use of renewable energy and electrification of several sectors including transport, heating and industry.
The timing of the report is significant, as world leaders are meeting for Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, where all countries are expected to produce national climate plans under the 2015 Paris agreement. Last week, the Trump administration confirmed the US would send no high-level representatives to Cop30.
How do things stand? For the past two years, global temperatures have surpassed the 1.5C threshold above preindustrial levels set out in the 2015 Paris agreement. A UN Environment Programme report published this week said governments’ current plans would lead to devastating heating of about 2.3-2.5C.
What has Brazil’s president said? “This [summit] is an opportunity for politicians, diplomats, scientists, activists and journalists to witness … the true state of the forests, the planet’s largest river basin, and the millions of people who live in the region,” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote for the Guardian.Supreme court justices express skepticism over legality of Trump tariffs
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Even conservative justices sounded doubtful of the strength of the administration’s position.
