The U.N. Secretary General called on wealthy countries to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040 in order to 'defuse the climate time bomb.'
— U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to"defuse the climate time bomb." Introducing a capstone report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the impacts and trajectory of global warming, Guterres delivered a blunt assessment of the challenge to prevent climate catastrophe.
"It starts with parties immediately hitting the fast-forward button on their net zero deadlines," Guterres said, but he acknowledged countries have different levels of responsibility and ability to change course.Rich countries should commit to achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, he said,"the limit they should all aim to respect."
Leaders in emerging economies must commit to reaching net zero as close as possible to 2050, he said without naming any specific nation. Major countries in this category have set more distant goals like China and India .Noah Berger/AP
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