Climate targets: UN with first global inventory

To reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the world must phase out all polluting fossil fuels, according to the United Nations. “The expansion of renewable energy and the relentless phase-out of all fossil fuels are essential components of a just energy transition towards net-zero emissions,” she said yesterday in the first global inventory of efforts since the 2015 climate agreement.

Relentless means that no technology is used to capture carbon dioxide emissions. The global community must do “more now, on all fronts” to combat climate change, the report says.

She stressed that “the world is not on the right track to achieve the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.” The balance sheet shows that in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to the pre-industrial era, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 and then decline sharply.

Conduct the assessment as a basis for COP 28

The Paris Climate Agreement concluded in 2015 plans to limit temperature rises to less than 2 degrees Celsius, and if possible to 1.5 degrees. The climate has already warmed by about 1.2°C since the mid-19th century. The consequences are already in the form of extreme weather events such as severe drought, violent storms and extreme heatwaves.

The stockpile serves as the basis for negotiations at the COP28 global climate conference, which will be held in Dubai from November 29 to December 12. The focus of the discussions will be the future of fossil energies such as coal and gas.

Greenpeace calls for a climate protection law in Austria

“Once again, it is clear that current climate promises are insufficient to stop global warming at 1.5 degrees. As countries fall behind on their targets, we are moving towards an extremely warming world,” said Jasmin Doerger, climate and energy expert at Greenpeace Austria, on the occasion of the report. UN Global Assessment Austria is also lagging behind when it comes to climate protection.

With the passage of the Climate Protection Law, “a roadmap outlining how Austria wants to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 has been missing for a long time. There is also no legal plan to phase out fossil fuels. “The Austrian federal government must now “To make rapid progress in order to make a fair contribution to preserving a planet worth living on.”