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There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report<\/a> released today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cMainstreaming effective and equitable climate action will not only reduce losses and damages for nature and people, it will also provide wider benefits,\u201d said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee. \u201cThis Synthesis Report underscores the urgency of taking more ambitious action and shows that, if we act now, we can still secure a liveable sustainable future for all.\u201d

In 2018, IPCC highlighted the unprecedented scale of the challenge required to keep warming to 1.5\u00b0C. Five years later, that challenge has become even greater due to a continued increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The pace and scale of what has been done so far, and current plans, are insufficient to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


More than a century of burning fossil fuels as well as unequal and unsustainable energy and land use has led to global warming of 1.1\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels. This has resulted in more frequent and more intense extreme weather events that have caused increasingly dangerous impacts on nature and people in every region of the world.

Every increment of warming results in rapidly escalating hazards. More intense heatwaves, heavier rainfall and other weather extremes further increase risks for human health and ecosystems. In every region, people are dying from extreme heat. Climate-driven food and water insecurity is expected to increase with increased warming. When the risks combine with other adverse events, such as pandemics or conflicts, they become even more difficult to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Losses and damages in sharp focus<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The report, approved during a week-long session in Interlaken, brings in to sharp focus the losses and damages we are already experiencing and will continue into the future, hitting the most vulnerable people and ecosystems especially hard. Taking the right action now could result in the transformational change essential for a sustainable, equitable world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cClimate justice is crucial because those who have contributed least to climate change are being disproportionately affected,\u201d said Aditi Mukherji, one of the 93 authors of this Synthesis Report, the closing chapter of the Panel\u2019s sixth assessment.
\u201cAlmost half of the world\u2019s population lives in regions that are highly vulnerable to climate change. In the last decade, deaths from floods, droughts and storms were 15 times higher in highly vulnerable regions,\u201c she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In this decade, accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential to close the gap between existing adaptation and what is needed. Meanwhile, keeping warming to 1.5\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels requires deep, rapid and sustained greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors. Emissions should be decreasing by now and will need to be cut by almost half by 2030, if warming is to be limited to 1.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear way ahead<\/u><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The solution lies in climate resilient development. This involves integrating measures to adapt to climate change with actions to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions in ways that provide wider benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


For example: access to clean energy and technologies improves health, especially for women and children; low-carbon electrification, walking, cycling and public transport enhance air quality, improve health, employment opportunities and deliver equity. The economic benefits for people\u2019s health from air quality improvements alone would be roughly the same, or possibly even larger than the costs of reducing or avoiding emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Climate resilient development becomes progressively more challenging with every increment of warming. This is why the choices made in the next few years will play a critical role in deciding our future and that of generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


To be effective, these choices need to be rooted in our diverse values, worldviews and knowledges, including scientific knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge and local knowledge. This approach will facilitate climate resilient development and allow locally appropriate, socially acceptable solutions.

\u201cThe greatest gains in wellbeing could come from prioritizing climate risk reduction for low-income and marginalised communities, including people living in informal settlements,\u201d said Christopher Trisos, one of the report\u2019s authors. \u201cAccelerated climate action will only come about if there is a many-fold increase in finance. Insufficient and misaligned finance is holding back progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enabling sustainable development<\/u><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

There is sufficient global capital to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions if existing barriers are reduced. Increasing finance to climate investments is important to achieve global climate goals. Governments, through public funding and clear signals to investors, are key in reducing these barriers. Investors, central banks and financial regulators can also play their part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


There are tried and tested policy measures that can work to achieve deep emissions reductions and climate resilience if they are scaled up and applied more widely. Political commitment, coordinated policies, international cooperation, ecosystem stewardship and inclusive governance are all important for effective and equitable climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


If technology, know-how and suitable policy measures are shared, and adequate finance is made available now, every community can reduce or avoid carbon-intensive consumption. At the same time, with significant investment in adaptation, we can avert rising risks, especially for vulnerable groups and regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate, ecosystems and society are interconnected. Effective and equitable conservation of approximately 30-50% of the Earth\u2019s land, freshwater and ocean will help ensure a healthy planet. Urban areas offer a global scale opportunity for ambitious climate action that contributes to sustainable development.

Changes in the food sector, electricity, transport, industry, buildings and land-use can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, they can make it easier for people to lead low-carbon lifestyles, which will also improve health and wellbeing. A better understanding of the consequences of overconsumption can help people make more informed choices.

\u201cTransformational changes are more likely to succeed where there is trust, where everyone works together to prioritise risk reduction, and where benefits and burdens are shared equitably,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe live in a diverse world in which everyone has different responsibilities and different opportunities to bring about change. Some can do a lot while others will need support to help them manage the change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Source<\/h5>\r\n\n\n\n

IPCC 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

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