If forecasts for this year are confirmed, the eight years from 2015 to 2022 will be the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned this Sunday in a report making it a “chronicle of climate chaos.”
“As COP27 begins, our planet is sending out a distress signal,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message broadcast in Sharm el-Sheikh.
This “chronicle of climate chaos” clearly shows that “change is happening at a catastrophic speed”, destroying lives “on all continents”, he added, calling for a response through “ambitious and credible actions” during the two weeks of this conference. about the climate in Egypt.
With an estimated average temperature of 1.15 °C higher than in the pre-industrial era, the year 2022 is expected to be “only” the fifth or sixth warmest year, due to unusual influence, for the third year in a row of the oceanic phenomenon of La Niña, causing the temperature to drop.
“But this does not change the long-term trend. It is only a matter of time before another warmer year comes,” emphasized the WMO, a specialized agency of the UN.
Policymakers, academics and non-governmental organizations will meet in Sharm el-Sheikh between today and November 18 at the 27th UN Summit on Climate Change (COP27), to try to stop global warming by limiting global warming to 2 °C ( degrees Celsius), and if possible at 1.5 °C, above the average values of the pre-industrial period.
Leaders such as the President of the United States, Joe Biden, confirmed their attendance, and the Portuguese government will be represented by the Prime Minister, António Costa.
Source: DN
