Tokyo (ANTARA) - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\nreported on Wednesday that global temperatures are expected to exceed\n1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels within the next few\nyears, potentially increasing the risk of disasters and health\nthreats.<\/p>\n
The report emphasises that returning temperatures to 1.5 degrees\nCelsius or below by the end of this century is essential to mitigate the\nrisks and impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n
In November 2026, it will mark 10 years since approximately 190\ncountries and territories, including Japan, agreed upon the Paris\nAgreement as an international framework to limit global temperature\nrises to 1.5 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
\u201cScorching heatwaves, blazing wildfires, and deadly floods this\nsummer serve as a warning of what is to come. We must ensure that the\nbreach of 1.5 degrees Celsius is as minimal and as brief as possible,\u201d\nsaid UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world needs the courage to push beyond the limits of our\nambition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Based on current policies, global warming is projected to reach\napproximately 2.6 degrees Celsius by 2100, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Even if all participating nations meet their greenhouse gas emission\nreduction targets and achieve net-zero emissions by balancing emissions\nwith sequestration through forests and other systems, temperatures are\nstill expected to rise by about 1.8 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
This temperature rise will exacerbate extreme weather, ecosystem\nloss, and the risk of small island nations sinking.<\/p>\n
The impacts also include serious disruptions to human health, food\nsecurity, water supplies, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
If global temperatures rise by 3 degrees Celsius this century,\nglaciers are expected to lose more than a quarter of their mass by 2100,\nleading to a sea-level rise of 9 to 13 centimetres.<\/p>\n
Professor Richard Betts from the University of Exeter, who\ncontributed to the report, stated that rising temperatures make events\nsuch as the flash floods in Nepal and China in August more likely to\noccur.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, we can prevent these conditions from becoming far worse by\nreducing emissions and limiting the amount of warming,\u201d said\nBetates.<\/p>\n
The report notes that to lower temperatures after exceeding 1.5\ndegrees Celsius, the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed or removed must\nexceed the amount of emissions. However, the report positions carbon\ndioxide removal as a supplementary measure, rather than a replacement\nfor the primary effort to reduce emissions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/un-global-temperatures-to-exceed-1-5-degrees-celsius-increasing-disaster-risks-1788343929", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }