Greenhouse gas emissions gap wider than ever: U.N. report
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 27, 2018 / 10:05 AM / UPDATED 8 MINUTES AGO
Greenhouse gas emissions gap wider than ever: U.N. report
Bate Felix
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PARIS (Reuters) - Global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 could be between 13 billion and 15 billion tonnes more than the level needed to keep global warming within 2 degrees Celsius this century, a United Nations report estimated on Tuesday.
The ninth annual U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) report analyzed the impact of countries’ emissions cut targets and policies, and whether they are enough to limit global average temperature rise to a safer threshold below 2C.
The assessment comes a few days before a U.N. climate conference starts in Poland from Dec. 2-14. The talks will produce a “rule book” on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement which aims limit the rise in global temperatures to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius.
UNEP said annual greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high of 53.5 billion tonnes in 2017 after three years of decreases. They are not seen peaking by 2030, let alone by 2020.
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