New Report Claims Governments Don’t Take The Climate Emergency Seriously

New Report Claims Governments Don’t Take The Climate Emergency Seriously

Motorists drive along a road under heavy smog conditions, in New Delhi on November 3, 2019. - ... [+] India's capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog on November 3 — the worst levels in recent years — with flights diverted or delayed as politicians blamed each other for failing to tackle the crisis. Every winter, the megacity of 20 million people is blanketed by a poisonous smog of car fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from stubble burning at farms in neighbouring states. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) CNN's report makes that a legitimate question. The report quotes a watchdog group called Climate Action Tracker (CAT), which says its analysis of the climate policies enacted by dozens of national governments - including every one of the G20 nations and all 27 countries that make up the European Union - reaches the startling conclusion that none of them is currently in line to meet the climate goals that they all agreed to under the Paris Accord. CAT did look at some low-emitting, developing nations and found that one - Gambia - could be what it calls "1. 5 compatible," a reference