Taking climate change seriously
COP21, widely known as the Paris Agreement, one of the United Nations more ambitious endeavour, has been struggling since its formation in 2015. Although the agreement was enthusiastically supported by 197 nations, including the USA and China (the top two carbon-emitting countries), it currently stands as something far from what it was initially envisioned to be.
In the wake of the UN Climate Conference that is to be held this month, an evaluation has been made by scientists which states that China’s promise to decrease carbon emission by replacing its existing power plants with renewable sources (up to 20 percent by 2030) has made slow progress. On the other hand, the United States’ withdrawal from the agreement has put the treaty in jeopardy. Moreover, President Trump’s declaration to invest more into coal-based power plants and automobile industries has shocked world leaders.
With all this happening, a new “climate model”, released this week by the UN’s climate scientists, predicts that planet earth’s temperature could rise by 6.5-7.0 degrees Celsius by 2100. Scientists warn that this may lead to massive disruptions.
Therefore, world leaders should come forward, understand the situation and act together to mitigate carbon pollution in order to maintain temperature below the risk rate.
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