Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for…
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The latest Emissions Gap Report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi Kenya, has found that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for a 2.5-2.9°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels this century.
The governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, and 69% more than would be consistent with 2°C.
The African Youth Assembly called for compensation for Africa from wealthier nations of the West to mitigate climate change. Mr…