Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his decision not to attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27.
and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the worlds woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year. well, we have just got the figures in for this year and just 2a out of 193 countries strengthened their plan. if you take together all the pledges the world has made, we still see emissions increasing by 10% by 2030. now, the science is very clear on this. it says emissions need to almost halve by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of climate change, so we are moving in the wrong direction. it s the same story when you take an atmospheric perspective. another new report shows concentrations of the main greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all hit record levels last year, with the biggest increase in methane ever recorded. it underscores the urgency of action.
devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the world s woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year. well, we havejust got the figures in for this year and just 2a out of 193 countries strengthened their plan. if you take together
cop27. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present trend that is leading to catastrophe in the world, we will be doomed. and a welter of new reports released by un bodies today reveals the worlds woeful progress on climate. at the glasgow conference, countries agreed to raise their carbon cutting game every year.