“The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said: “Emissions remain at dangerous and record highs and are still rising. We must close the emissions gap before climate catastrophe closes in on us all.”
Prof David King, the former UK chief scientific adviser, said: “The report is a dire warning to all countries – none of whom are doing anywhere near enough to manage the climate emergency.”
The report found that existing carbon-cutting policies will cause 2.8C of warming, while pledged policies cut this to 2.6C. Further pledges, dependent on funding flowing from richer to poorer nations, cut this again to 2.4C.”
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’ | The Guardian