The report says emissions are running at the high end of projections. Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are likely to break the 450ppm threshold by 2030. It adds that current pledges by governments made at climate summits in Copenhagen and Cancun currently exceed this cautionary limit.

The share of clean energy sources needs to triple or even quadruple by 2050, relative to 2010, the final draft explains. Delaying emissions reductions beyond 2030 will increase the challenge of bringing down CO2 to a safe level by the end of the century.

  • Tourism is extremely vulnerable to climate change but where are the policymakers and serious actions?
  • Low lying coastal zones and island developing states and small islands will be affected by storm surges, coastal flooding and sea level rise
  • Large urban populations are at risk from inland flooding
  • Extreme weather events will cause the breakdown of infrastructure and critical services, including electricity, water supply and health services
  • There is risk of food insecurity and the breakdown of food systems
  • Many ecosystems and the biodiversity they contain may be lost

 

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