an leadership election. an alarming warning on climate change from the united nations as it says we are nearing the point of no return. we will speak to their former top climate official. and after this protest over treatment of gay rights over the world cup in qatar, one british government minister suggested they should be prepared to compromise if they choose to attend. countries are failing to live up to their commitments to fight climate change. that s the key takeaway from a new un report released today. its secretary general antonio guterres has this warning. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and so this must be for all of us an absolute priority. let s get some context. this is what countries
just 26 of the 193 countries that agreed to more ambitious climate actions have followed through with those plans. based on current pledges, the planet is also on track to warm by an average 2.5 celsius by the end of the century dwarfing the 1.5 degree target. there were some more positive developments. the report says emissions will increase by 10.6% by 2030. last year that figure had been 13.7%. so a reduction. but emissions aren t on the rapid decline that experts say is desperately needed. antonio guterres says time is running out. we have very few years. i would say we have two or three years to change course. if we want to keep the 1.5 alive, we must absolutely start reducing emissions now, and then the question of accountability is essential. and there s a lot at stake. let s take a look at some of what we ve already witnessed just this year. in march, floods in eastern parts
would not be in this energy crisis if the world had moved over to renewables, and if renewables were the predominant fuel for electricity around the world. the reason having an energy crisis is because we are still predominantly depending on oil and oil and gas and depending on erratic states to provide that oil and gas, hence we have a problem. but we wouldn t have it if we had actually moved over to renewables. the same thing with food prices. we are having a food price crisis and thatis are having a food price crisis and that is because of fuel prices, so all of these are actually interrelated crises and the amazing thing is that addressing climate change, decarbonising the global economy, moving over to clean, cheap, omnipresent technologies would actually help to alleviate many of the crises that we are suffering right now. suffering right now. antonio guterres says suffering right now. antonio guterres says there - suffering right now. antonio guterres says there are - sufferi