There's More Horror than Covid

 

The Covid-19 pandemic that is currently destroying many joints of world life is not much. In the future there is a prediction, a disaster triggered by climate change that is even more terrible for mankind.

The United Nations (UN) has again warned about addressing the threat of climate change to many countries in the world. Countries that have signed the Paris agreement to tackle climate change are considered to need to be more ambitious at the national level.

According to U.N. Climate Chief Patricia Espinosa only more than half the countries that are part of the deal have put forward the latest proposals to limit their carbon emissions.

"In addition, the level of ambition reflected in the national climate action plan also needs to be improved," Espinosa was quoted as saying by AFP on Saturday (07/31/2021).

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international agreement on climate change adopted by 196 countries in December 2015. The agreement aims to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.

Under the agreement, each participating country initially has until the end of 2020 to submit an updated 'nationally determined contribution' (NDC).

Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow to be delayed until November 2021. In addition a number of countries said they were unable to meet the targets set in accordance with the deadline.

"We received new or updated NDC from 110 parties," espinosa said, including the United States, which returned to the Paris Agreement after former president Donald Trump withdrew.

"This is better compared to the new or updated NDC of the 75 parties received until the end of December 2020... but it is far from satisfactory, as only slightly more than half the Parties or 54% have met the deadline."

The intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated that by the end of this decade, emissions should have reduced by at least 45% compared to 2010 levels.

"The recent extreme heatwaves, droughts, and floods around the world are a dire warning that there is still much to do, and much faster, to change our current path. This can only be achieved through a more ambitious NDC," Espinosa said.