Beyond that threshold, scientists will warn, the consequences of extreme weather will be devastating. The world must act urgently: if greenhouse gas emissions are not halved in this decade, 1.5C of heating will be inevitable and probably irreversible. On top of that, the Covid-19 pandemic has meant countries have been unable to meet as they usually would before a big climate conference. Chris Venables, the policy director at the Green Alliance thinktank, said: “Alok Sharma is quite literally trying to save the world – and the idea that he shouldn’t use every tool at his disposal to try to do so is absurd. Alok Sharma has done a pretty good job.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2021 17:38 UTC