Op-ed by Guterres: “CLIMATE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET: THE TIME IS NOW“
- Date: 20-Apr-2021
- Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
- Sector:Oil & Gas
- Country:Middle East
Op-ed by Guterres: “CLIMATE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET: THE TIME IS NOW“
NNA - The following is an op-ed on climate by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of Earth Day and the U.S. convened Leaders' Summit on Climate:
“In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action.
The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
To do this, we must get to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by mid-century. Countries making up about two-thirds of the global economy have committed to do so. This is encouraging, but we urgently need every country, city, business and financial institution to join this coalition and adopt concrete plans for transitioning to net zero.
Even more urgent is for governments to match this long-term ambition with concrete actions now, as trillions of dollars are mobilized to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
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