heat, and the more likely we are to lose them. there is some good news, though. the cost of key low carbon technologies electric vehicles and solar and wind power has already fallen very rapidly. that will help because only a massive effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions can slow the global temperature rise, the scientists say. it is those with political power and with decision power in the big companies of this world, who need to stop subsidising fossil fuels, stop everything to burn fossil fuels as fast as possible. the high alps show how climate change is already reshaping our world. there is still a window to keep it within manageable limits, today s report says, but it warns that, without dramatic global action, that window will soon slam shut. justin rowlatt,
and solar and wind power has already fallen very rapidly. that will help because only a massive effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions can slow the global temperature rise, the scientists say. it is those with political power and with decision power in the big companies of this world, who need to stop subsidising fossil fuels, stop everything to burn fossil fuels as fast as possible. the high alps show how climate change is already reshaping our world. there is still a window to keep it within manageable limits, today s report says, but it warns that, without dramatic global action, that window will soon slam shut. let s take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the northern ireland democratic unionist party says it will vote against the uk government s new brexit framework
joseph torigian, thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. the catastrophic impact of climate change have been laid out in a major new report which the united nations has described as a survival guide for humanity. climate experts say there is a closing window of opportunity to build a sustainable future, but say that will involve rapid cuts to fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. as many as 43,000 people are estimated to have died in a drought in somalia, a new report said today. in malawi last week, dogs were used to sniff out bodies. more than 250 people were killed when one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded ripped through the country. weather extremes like these are likely to intensify as the world continues to warm, un scientists warned today. their report was published at a conference in the swiss
we are likely to bust through the 1.5 degree boundary that avoids the worst impacts of global warming. the future really is in our hands. we will, in all probability, reach around 1.5 degrees early next decade but, after that, it really is our choices. this is why the rest of this decade is key. today s report warns the decisions we make now will determine our climate future for thousands of years to come. just look how rising temperatures and humidity will threaten the lives of increasing numbers of people. the darker the colour, the more days of extreme heat people face. and animals will be badly hit too. here, the darker colour shows more species are at risk and the more likely we are to lose them altogether. there is some good news, though. the cost of key low carbon technologies electric vehicles
Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), part of a group of companies committed to quantifying and communicating the costs of climate change, calculated the physical climate risk to the built environment in over 2,600 states and provinces around the world in 2050.