Global emissions need to fall by 7.6 percent annually every year until 2030 to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said. The Paris deal committed nations to limit temperature rises above preindustrial levels to “well below” 2°C and to a safer 1.5°C if at all possible. To do so, they agreed on the need to reduce emissions and work toward a low-carbon world within decades. “We are failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions,” UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen told reporters. G20 nations were singled out as laggards: Although they produce about 78 percent of all emissions, only 15 rich nations have outlined plans to reach net-zero emissions.

Source: Taipei Times November 26, 2019 15:56 UTC