Global report calls for urgent mitigation, climate adaptation

Science and technology alone are not enough to address global challenges such as climate change, and we must embrace diverse knowledge, experiences and perspectives to co-create solutions together, says Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General

- ABDULAZIZ KHATTAK

THE science is clear; we are far off track from achieving vital climate goals. The impacts of climate change and hazardous weather are reversing development gains and threatening the well-being of people and the planet, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are at record levels, fuelling temperature increase into the future.

The emissions gap between aspiration and reality remains high. Under current policies, there is a two thirds likelihood of global warming of 3 deg C this century, says the United in Science report.