World has nine years to avert catastrophic warming, study shows

23 November, 2022

Posted by: Njango Njung'e

World has nine years to avert catastrophic warming, study shows

Category : Power Shift in the News | tags: Washington Post

Nations will likely burn through their remaining carbon budget in less than a decade if they do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas pollution, a new study shows, causing the world to blow past a critical warming threshold and triggering catastrophic climate impacts.

...“I’m really worried,” said Lorraine Chiponda, an environmental justice activist from Zimbabwe who co-facilitates a coalition of advocacy groups called Don’t Gas Africa. “This is supposed to be a space to discuss climate solutions, but instead it’s being used to drive fossil fuels.”

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