Global warming is dangerously close to spiralling out of control, a UN climate panel said in its report on Monday. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also said that the world is already certain to face further climate disruptions for decades, if not centuries, to come. If emissions are slashed in the next decade, average temperatures could still be up 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2040 and possibly 1.6 degrees Celsius by 2060 before stabilising. This can be done through "negative emissions" - sucking more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than is added - the IPCC report said. Saleemul Huq, director of Dhaka-based environmental think tank ICCCAD, said the IPCC report was the final warning that bubble of empty promises is about to burst.

Source: Hindustan Times August 10, 2021 03:11 UTC