the next week at the UN-States will meet for a climate summit in Katowice, Poland. Now, the United Nations environment programme (Unep), increases the pressure on the States to make strict rules. In order to achieve the objectives of the Paris climate agreement, should the countries of their previous efforts at least triple .
Theoretically, it is the United Nations environment programme, is still possible, the goal of a maximum of two degrees of average warming to 2100 to be observed. If the countries did, however, continue as before, will increase the temperature of the earth to about 3.2 degrees in comparison to the time before industrialization and then still continue to rise, the so-called 9. Emissions Gap Report, the environmental program in Paris on Tuesday.
“The countries must now
act” was a similar result is also a special report of the UN world climate Council (IPCC). The Intermediate product of the Unep experts now have evidence to suggest the extent to which the climate protection targets in the Paris agreement with the previous promises to the States can be achieved. Thus, the results of the study are a Wake-up call ahead of the upcoming UN climate change conference, from 3. to 14. December takes place in Katowice, Poland. “More than ever, the countries of must action now “, warn the authors in their report.
The goal of a maximum of two degrees of average warming of the earth’s temperature is regarded as the extreme limit to catastrophic climate consequences. If possible, should be limited to the warming of the Paris agreements, but even at 1.5 degrees. The Two-degree-to comply with the target, will have to increase the countries of their previous efforts, tripled – to 1.5-degrees-not to exceed limit, even quintuple.
According to many scientists could be at a Plus of 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the ice , the rise of the Betlike sea level , and more extreme weather to melt.
CO2 emissions
After three relatively stable years has increased the global CO2 emissions in 2017 was increased again, the scientists write in their report. 53.5 gigatons of CO2 emissions is alarmingly high. The main reason: The economy is growing and at the same time, the energy consumption decreases only slowly, especially with a view to carbon .
“emissions must be reduced by a quarter by 2030 to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius to 1.5 degrees, emissions need to be halved,” said Gunnar Luderer of the Potsdam Institute for climate impact research (PIK). At the moment, the G20 countries are on the way to meet their national targets set for 2030 – only Brazil , China and Japan lie in the established framework.
The scientists call for decisive action:
the reduction of fossil fuel subsidies, support programmes for renewable energies E-mobility programs emission standards for heavy commercial vehicles
Especially the tax policy can influence economic development. So fossil fuels could be taxed high , while low-emission Alternatives will be encouraged with subsidies. So far, the tax policy objectives in many countries, however, a Transition to a climate-friendly economy. This is just in the areas where private companies are reluctant to so far. best could be, for example, Sweden or Switzerland, where already per ton of CO2 120 Euro or 80 Euro will be payable.
Only last week, a number of European heads of state had asked for – and heads of government before the world climate conference in Katowice ambitious in limiting global warming. Germany and 15 other countries had signed a Declaration that calls for more commitment in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Germany missed climate targets
Germany is, however, far from the self-imposed climate goals. Actually, the greenhouse gas emissions should drop by 2020 to 40 percent compared to 1990. However, so far, are made of only 32 percent, in the current climate protection, report to the government.
According to a study commissioned by Greenpeace in order, would be the climate protection targets to achieve, only when the oldest brown coal off the blocks, in whole or in part, and Wind and solar power, as in the coalition agreement to be extended.
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