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Graphic charts projected global emissions under various reduction schemes, linking them to different temperature rises.
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الانبعاثات العالمية المتوقعة المرتبطة بارتفاع درجة الحرارة

By Ninian Carter

October 31, 2021 - November 12, 2021 - هدف مؤتمر الأمم المتحدة للتغير المناخي 2021 هو معالجة ظاهرة الاحتباس الحراري من صنع الإنسان لتجنب كارثة مناخية. إذا لم يتم قريباً تغيير الممارسات الحالية بشكل جذري، فيحتمل أن ترتفع درجات الحرارة العالمية، بحلول العام 2100، إلى 3.1 درجات مئوية فوق مستويات ما قبل الثورة الصناعة.

For COP26, 200 countries are being asked what their plans are to cut emissions by 2030.

In 2015, most nations agreed to make changes to keep global warming below 2°C above pre-industrial levels – and to try and aim for 1.5°C – thus avoiding a forecast climate catastrophe. This meeting has become widely known as the “Paris Agreement”.

The world is becoming warmer, largely because of fossil fuel emissions caused by humans. As a result, extreme weather events linked to climate change such as heatwaves, floods and forest fires are becoming more and more common.

China’s commitment in particular is crucial as it is the world’s biggest polluter due to its reliance and investment in coal power stations.

Australia too is the world’s top coal exporter, and although outwardly committing to the Paris Agreement, it has since resisted committing to net-zero by 2050, unlike the UK and United States.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, has even cast doubt on attending the event at all, and has been criticised for showing a lack of enthusiasm for tackling climate change.

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PUBLISHED: 29/09/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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