""The stakes could not be higher," a senior UN official told reporters ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York. Heavy flooding, drought and ever longer heatwaves are just some of the extreme weather events that have battered communities over the past summer alone. Climate disasters are "wreaking havoc" on every continent, the UN official added. Scientists say human-caused global warming is driving the changes in Earth's climate and that rising temperatures will mean worse impacts in the long run."
"To try to tackle the climate crisis world leaders agreed to limit the average global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), pursuing efforts to cap it at 1.5 degrees. The deal was sealed under the 2015 Paris Agreement, with countries promising to renew and communicate their commitments via a so-called NDC, or nationally determined contribution,"
"The deadline for the 2035 NDC was in February, but few of the 195 parties that have ratified the accord met the date. Pressure is now on for nations to come forward with their commitments this week. Big climate emitters are falling behind With less than two months to go before the start of the international COP 30 climate summit, taking place in Belem, Brazil, only 50 countrieshad delivered their climate goals by time of publication representing just 24% of global emissions."
Heavy flooding, drought and longer heatwaves struck communities over the past summer, with climate disasters wreaking havoc on every continent. Scientists attribute these changes to human-caused global warming and warn that rising temperatures will create worse long-term impacts. World leaders agreed to limit average global temperature rise to well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to cap it at 1.5°C under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Countries pledged to renew and communicate nationally determined contributions (NDCs) every five years. The deadline for 2035 NDCs was in February, but few of the 195 parties met it. Only 50 countries submitted targets so far, representing 24% of global emissions. Major emitters including China, the EU and India have not yet submitted targets, and some domestic targets face criticism for lacking sufficient ambition.
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