WHO Special Envoy Vanessa Kerry warns that without aggressive action, the world is heading towards a 2.9°C rise in temperature by the end of the century, leading to irreversible consequences. Urgent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is crucial. Dr. Tedros emphasizes the need for adaptation measures to mitigate the increasing toll of climate disasters. IPCC highlights the adverse impacts of human-caused climate change on nature and people, stressing the importance of rapid mitigation and accelerated adaptation actions to minimize projected losses and damages.
WHO Special Envoy Vanessa Kerry says that we are dying from climate change: "We're still going to have 1.2 billion climate migrants by 2050...There should be a 132 million people driven into poverty from climate change, third of those are actually going to be related to health… https://t.co/q3SKoFUIMR
"We must urgently reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are killing us." WHO 'Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health', Vanessa Kerry: "Without aggressive action, we are on track for 2.9° Celsius rise by the century's end, passing a point of no return." "Air pollution… https://t.co/ncYFBLHah1
Human-caused #climatechange has led to widespread adverse impacts, related losses & damages to nature & people. Deep, rapid & sustained mitigation & accelerated implementation of adaptation actions in this decade would reduce projected losses & damages. https://t.co/zAMzd12lR7 https://t.co/eiK7pKpYL6
Unless adaptation measures are implemented, the toll of deaths, injuries, and illness due to climate disasters will continue to increase rapidly, @DrTedros warns. https://t.co/MNmCtczJwj
WHO Special Envoy Vanessa Kerry: "Projections suggest that without aggressive action we are on track for 2,9°C rise by the century's end passing a point of no return...we must now continue the fight to phase out fossil fuels and ensure just transition...we must urgently reduce… https://t.co/QB8GlXEzIA
WHO Special Envoy Vanessa Kerry: "Projections suggest that without aggressive action we are on track for 2,9°C rise by the century's passing a point of no return...we must now continue the fight to phase out fossil fuels and ensure just transition...we must urgently reduce the… https://t.co/KMtApqLM7j