Next Issue
The world is currently not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. The targets announced in Paris would result in warming well above 3 degrees by 2100 compared to pre-industrial levels. If we continue as we are, temperatures will carry on rising, bringing even more catastrophic flooding, bush fires, extreme weather and destruction of species
““This is truly not about saving the planet, it’s about saving something that is incredibly unique in the evolution of the planet. … It is an objective fact that, if we continue on our current trajectory, humanity will suffer while the planet will continue to exist.”
— Christiana Figueres, Convenor of COP21 at COP26
https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/10/23/it-s-not-about-saving-the-planet-christiana-figueres-on-cop26-climate-grief-stubborn-optim
“It comes down to this. The people alive now and the generation to come will look at this conference and consider one thing – did the number stop rising and start to drop as a result of commitments made here?
“There’s every reason to believe that the answer can be yes. If working apart we are forces powerful enough to destabilise our planet, surely working together we are powerful enough to save it.”
He added: “That desperate hope … is why the world is looking to you and why you are here.”
– Sir David Attenborough urges COP-26 leaders to ‘turn tragedy into triumph’ – article & video https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/01/david-attenborough-urges-leaders-at-cop26-to-be-motivated-by-hope-not-fear