He told a sustainability conference hosted by The Economist newspaper in London that the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the seasons before the industry, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement, was in a “critical situation”.
By 2030, emissions will need to be reduced by 45 percent to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the UN. But emissions are still rising, and the planet has warmed, on average, by about 1.1 ° C compared to pre-industrial periods, doubling the number of heatwaves, droughts, hurricanes and catastrophic floods.
“The problem is getting worse,” Guterres said in a pre-recorded video, noting that in 2020 climate disasters caused 30 million people to leave their homes, three times the number of those displaced because in battle. ”
Guterres called the continued reliance on fossil fuels “madness”, saying, “Addiction to fossil fuels is leading us to mass destruction.”
“The good news is that all G20 governments, including China, Japan and Korea, have agreed to stop funding foreign coal projects,” he added.
“Now he has to do the same at home,” he added.
